The New Urban Energy Matter (Decoding Disruptive Transitions in Post-Industrial World)

This book critically examines the complex and multifaceted linkage between urban landscapes and energy heritage. Drawing from a transnational historical analysis, it elucidates the pivotal role of energy in shaping urban development and contemplates the implications of transitioning towards a resilient urban future. By employing a comparative methodology, the volume offers nuanced insights into the multifarious relationships between past energy-driven urbanization and emerging building paradigms. Notably, the book foregrounds the delicate balance between preserving energy heritage, current energy transition efforts, and envisioning sustainable urban scenarios. It also critically assesses the influential triad of governance, policy frameworks, and technological shifts in this transformation.

Curated by scholars in urban studies, heritage, and energy geopolitics, this book outlines a discourse tailored for scholars, postgraduates, urban planners, architects, policymakers, and Amidst the global energy transitions, understanding the intricate interdependencies between urban spaces and their energy heritage becomes imperative. This meticulously curated volume offers a discerning exploration into how cities, historically melded by their symbiotic relationship with energy, must now navigate the complexities of a sustainable future. Furthermore, it provides an incisive examination of the dynamics of governance, policy directions, and technological innovations in this urban metamorphosis, addressing political shifts in urban governance at the macro scale, and the material systems and building cultures affected and informed by energy and subsequent technological disruptive transitions at the micro scale.