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Sustainability of the urban environment: A case for energy efficiency in the building sector
Because of the enormous size of their waste streams, cities have a great impact on the environment. One of the major sources of that waste is energy consumption, and one of the major consumers of energy in cities is the building sector. Reducing the consumption of energy by that sector would reduce the adverse effects cities have on the environment.
Per capita energy consumption within the developed world varies from country to country—a result of different policies, not different technologies. The most effective policies in reducing pollution are those such as emission changes and permits that are market driven. However, because it is extremely difficult to assess the full costs of emissions and because market‐driven programs cost more than most people are willing to pay, we are not about to see the wide‐scale adoption of the most effective policies for reducing the pollution whose accumulative and incremental adverse effects continue to grow.
Sustainability of the urban environment: A case for energy efficiency in the building sector
Because of the enormous size of their waste streams, cities have a great impact on the environment. One of the major sources of that waste is energy consumption, and one of the major consumers of energy in cities is the building sector. Reducing the consumption of energy by that sector would reduce the adverse effects cities have on the environment.
Per capita energy consumption within the developed world varies from country to country—a result of different policies, not different technologies. The most effective policies in reducing pollution are those such as emission changes and permits that are market driven. However, because it is extremely difficult to assess the full costs of emissions and because market‐driven programs cost more than most people are willing to pay, we are not about to see the wide‐scale adoption of the most effective policies for reducing the pollution whose accumulative and incremental adverse effects continue to grow.
Sustainability of the urban environment: A case for energy efficiency in the building sector
Moavenzadeh, Fred (author) / Liddle, Brantley (author)
Journal of Urban Technology ; 4 ; 5-26
1997-08-01
22 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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