Sustainability of the urban environment
A case for energy efficiency in the building sector
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15318571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred Moavenzadeh (Center for Construction Research and Training, corresponding author), Brantley Liddle (0000-0003-3199-0214) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 5-26 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-0732 • E-ISSN: 1466-1853 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10630739708724554 |
| OpenAlex | W2040468296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
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
Business · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Efficient energy use · Energy consumption · Environmental economics · Geography · Natural resource economics · Per capita · Scale (ratio · Sustainability · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Engineering · Pollution
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |