Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction: Why Urban Energy Metabolism Matters 1
6. Part 1. Why Cities Are Hungry
7. Chapter 1. The 68° City 13
8. Interlude #1. The Big Picture on Rising Energy Prices 32
9. Chapter 2. The Very Thirsty City 35
10. Interlude #2. Oil Depletion in the United States 56
11. Chapter 3. The Very Mobile City 59
12. Interlude #3. Global Oil Depletion 83
13. Chapter 4. From Dirt Tracks to Interstates 89
14. Interlude #4. Tar Sands 115
15. Chapter 5. Transit Wars 117
16. Interlude #5. Coal 141
17. Part 2. Taming the Urban Appetite
18. Chapter 6. The Building Energy Diet 147
19. Interlude #6. Natural Gas 176
20. Chapter 7. Smart Mobility 182
21. Interlude #7. Biofuels 207
22. Chapter 8. Reinventing Neighborhoods 210
23. Interlude #8. Nuclear 239
24. Chapter 9. The Very Regional City 244
25. Interlude #9. Renewable Energy Generation 269
26. Chapter 10. The Very Efficient City 277
27. Notes 297
28. Select Bibliography 337
29. Index 355