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Bibliographie Post-Carbone Université du Maine Mai 2009 Bibliographie post-carbone Illustration : gribs - [email protected] Programme de recherche “Repenser les villes dans une société post-carbone ?” ______________________________________________________ Sous la direction de la Mission Prospective du MEEDDAT Rédigée par Elsa MOR Année 2009 Bibliographie Programme Post-Carbone | 2009 | Université du Maine 1 Bibliographie Programme Post-Carbone | 2009 | Université du Maine 2 Sommaire _____________________________________________________________ Ouvrages -Villes post-carbone 4 -Sociétés post-carbone 8 Articles, dossiers, rapports -Energie 13 -Pics énergétiques 20 -Articles sur les pics énergétiques 26 -Energies Renouvelables 28 -Prospective Energie/Climat 35 -Economie et société bas carbone 54 -Climat/territoires/adaptation au changement climatique 61 -Articles Climat/ territoires/adaptation au changement climatique 68 -Intelligent Infrastructure System 72 -Grenelle de l’environnement 75 -Politiques urbaines : 76 -Politiques énergétiques et sortie des énergies fossiles, 76 -Urbanisme durable, morphologies urbaines 85 -Bâtiments, 97 -Mobilité durable, transports, 102 -Modes de vie à basse intensité énergétique 116 N.B : Cette bibliographie s’est principalement attachée aux références disponibles sur Internet. Bibliographie Programme Post-Carbone | 2009 | Université du Maine 3 OUVRAGES I. Ville post-carbone -Barnes D.F., Krutilla K., Hyde W.F., 2005. The Urban Household Energy Transition: Social And Environmental Impacts In The Developing World, Resources for the Future , 144 pages ISBN-10: 1933115076 ISBN-13: 978-1933115078 As cities in developing countries grow and become more prosperous, energy use shifts from fuelwood to fuels like charcoal, kerosene and coal, and, ultimately, to fuels such as liquid petroleum gas, and electricity. Energy use is not usually considered a socio-economic issue. Yet, as this book demonstrates, the movement away from traditional fuels has a strong social class dimension, as poor people are the last to attain the benefits of using modern energy. The result is that health risks from the continued use of wood fuel fall most heavily on the poor, and indoor pollution from wood stoves has its greatest effect on women and children who cook and spend much more of their time indoors. Barnes, Krutilla, and Hyde provide the first worldwide assessment of the energy transition as it occurs in urban households, drawing upon data collected by the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP). From 1984-2000, the program conducted over 25,000 household surveys in 45 cities spanning 12 countries and 3 continents. Additionally, GIS mapping software was used to compile a biomass database of vegetation patterns surrounding 34 cities. Using this rich set of data, the authors describe problems and policy options associated with each stage in the energy transition. The authors show how the poorest are most vulnerable to changes in energy markets and demonstrate how the collection of biomass fuel contributes to deforestation. Their book serves as an important contribution to development studies, and as a guide for policymakers hoping to encourage sustainable energy markets and an improved quality of life for growing urban populations. __________ -Bernard P., Mettelet C., Bernard D.C., 1983. L'Énergie et la ville : Pour un pouvoir énergétique local, C.F.P.C., 256 pages ISBN-10: 2903791023 __________ -Bulkeley H., Betsill M., 2005. Cities and Climate Change: Urban Sustainability and Global Environmental Governance , Routledge new edition , 237 pages ISBN-10: 0415359163 ISBN-13: 978-0415359160 This book provides a critical analysis of the role of cities in addressing climate change and the prospects for urban sustainability. It suggests that the formation and implementation of local climate change policy is far from straightforward. __________ -Burchell R.W., Downs A., Mukherji S., 2004. Sprawl Costs: Economic Impacts Of Unchecked Development, Island Press , 224 pages ISBN-10: 1559635703 ISBN-13: 978-1559635707 __________ -Darley J., Room D., Rich C., 2006. Relocalize Now !: Getting Ready for Climate Change And the End of Cheap Oil, New Society Publishers , 256 pages ISBN-10: 0865715459 ISBN-13: 978-0865715455 __________ -Droege P. , 2006. The Renewable City: A Comprehensive Guide to an Urban Revolution, John Wiley & Sons Ltd , 322 pages ISBN-10: 0470019263 ISBN-13: 978-0470019269 Bibliographie Programme Post-Carbone | 2009 | Université du Maine 4 Frequently the site of crisis or turmoil, individual cities can be fragile environments. For the first time in history, however, the future of the entire urban system is being thrown into doubt. Catastrophic climate changes threaten the life support of hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, of urban dwellers around the world. Supplies of fossil fuels, especially oil and natural gas, are declining worldwide. Modern cities not only depend on petroleum products for their power, but also for their goods and services _ including the making and packaging of virtually all food. How might this precarious global condition be turned around? How can the energy infrastructure of cities, towns and rural settlements be restructured, to confront the environmental challenges of our time? Could a new, positive global vision emerge out of the impending, massive shift from unsustainable fuels to a renewable energy base? Opening with a definition of renewable power, the book concisely sets out the fundamental logic and philosophical framework of the urban energy revolution. It then progresses to look at how cities best attempt adaptation to accelerating, anthropogenic climate change: by mitigating it and fighting its root causes. Two central chapters map the spatial implications of the urban renewable energy transformation and the new technologies that might be involved in successfully creating the renewable city. The guide not only compares different approaches to creating renewable cities, but also examines various sustainable building assessment and design tools. The volume concludes with an easy to use best-practice template for local governments and planners, applying lessons from advanced cities around the world __________ -Girardet H., 2008. Cities People Planet: Urban Development and Climate Change , John Wiley & Sons Ltd , 328 pages ISBN-10: 0470772700 ISBN-13: 978-0470772706 Urban growth is changing the condition of humanity and the face of the earth. Half the world's people now live in cities, with most of the other half depending on them for their economic survival. Mega-cities of ten million or more people are the largest, most complex structures ever made. They are the central hubs of modern economies and their transport systems. The resource use and waste discharge of contemporary cities dominate the human presence on earth. Fossil fuel technology powers modern urbanisation, but in the coming decades many cities will become vulnerable to the rising tides of climate change. Across the world, we need a revolution in `future-proofing' our cities, dramatically increasing their energy efficiency, switching to renewable energy technology and mimicking natural zero-waste ecosystems. Since its publication in 2004, Cities People Planet has established itself as the classic book on urbanisation. With this new edition, the fast-moving text and ninety case studies of leading-edge city initiatives the world over, have been supplemented by a new chapter that looks at how cities are constructively tackling climate change as the changes to both the biosphere and the atmosphere have become undisputed and as the depletion of natural resources are becoming a major constraint. Girardet discusses the work that has been done in established cities such as Heidelberg in Germany, Adelaide in Australia and Woking in the UK, as well as the pioneering efforts that are being undertaken in eco-cities such as Dongtan, near Shanghai, where an entire metropolis is being built from scratch for half a million inhabitants. __________ -Glicksman L., Lin J. , 2006. Sustainable Urban Housing in China: Principles and Case Studies for Low-energy Design, Kluwer Academic Publishers , 270 pages ISBN-10: 1402054122 ISBN-13: 978-1402054129 __________ -Hopkins R. , 2008. The Transition Handbook. From oil dependency to local resilience. Green Books, 240 pages ISBN: 9781900322188 We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infinite supply. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive outcome. These changes can lead to the rebirth of local communities that will grow more of their own food, generate their own power, and build their own houses using local materials. They can also encourage the development of local currencies to keep money in the local area. There are now over 30 “transition towns” in the UK, Australia and New Zealand with more joining as the idea takes off. They provide valuable experience and lessons-learned for those of us on this side of the Atlantic. With little proactive thinking at the governmental level, communities are taking matters into their own hands Bibliographie Programme Post-Carbone | 2009 | Université du Maine 5 and acting locally. If your town is not a transition town, this upbeat guide offers you the tools for starting the process. __________ -Klein S. L
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