Putting it all together: the city as an energy planner

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6472764

Morris, D

A brief history of the American city is followed. It is seen that in the 1950s, city planners focused on housing; in the 1960s, neighborhood data for urban renewal was in the limelight; and in the 1970s, environmental planning was in the forefront. In the 1970s and increasingly in the 1980s, municipal planners consider it natural for government to be a catalyst for social and economic development. The economic impact that increased energy prices has on cities is explained. The new breed of local planners are aware that a dollar spent on imported energy has a more adverse impact that one spent locally; the leakage of money out of the local economy gives cities an incentive to enter the energy arena. A discussion on the activism of cities shows that there are resources available on the local level to fashion a comprehensive energy conservation program. The potential for urban self-reliance (recycling, efficiency in power generation, use of solar energy) is discussed. Financing the soft path transition and the shape of the new technologies are described. With waste no longer considered an individual's right, the rationale for mandatory measures is examined. Experience in various US cities dealing with energy planning are noted.

• Research Organization: Inst. for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6472764
• Report Number(s): CONF-800604-P3
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 3.2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COGENERATION
DEMAND
DEUS
ECONOMIC POLICY
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ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PLANNING
POWER GENERATION
RECYCLING
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SHORTAGES
SOLAR ENERGY
STEAM GENERATION
URBAN AREAS