The culture of energy
The culture of the modern world involves a sizeable and continuous use of energy. The story of energy as a part of modernity begins in the early 19th Century with hard work, experiments and the establishment of local energy systems. The natural conditions made certain by the alternation between ligh...
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| Language: | English |
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Newcastle, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY AND THE CITY; GAS-LIGHT IN ITALY BETWEEN 1700's & 1800's; DE-ELECTRIFYING THE HISTORY OF STREET LIGHTING; ELECTRIC LIGHT AND THE CITYSCAPE; THE HIDDEN DIMENSIONS OF ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE; SPENDING AND SAVING; NIS COUNTRIES; ÅGESTA - THE SUBURB NUCLEAR PLANT; A TAMED SHREW?; ENERGY CONSERVATION IN AMERICA; ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE RECENT ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN DENMARK; ENERGY AND THE HOME; ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN HOMES; HOW DANISH HOUSEHOLDS WENT ELECTRIC AND THE NOTION OF THE MODERN DANISH HOUSEWIFE WAS CONSTRUCTED
- WOMEN IN RURAL INDIAN HOUSEHOLDS AND ENERGY NEEDS THE NEW CULTURE OF ENERGY; HEATING AND LIGHTING; THE DIFFUSION OF CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN MILAN; LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE HISTORY OF HEATING; AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TOWARDS ENERGY AND AESTHETICS IN LIGHTING; CONTRIBUTORS