As global demand for energy grows and prices rise; a citys energy consumption becomes increasingly tied to its economic viability; warns the author of The Very Hungry City. Austin Troy; a seasoned expert in urban environmental management; explains for general readers how a city with a high "urban energy metabolism"mdash;that is; a city that needs large amounts of energy in order to functionmdash;will be at a competitive disadvantage in the future. He explores why cities have different energy metabolisms and discusses an array of innovative approaches to the problems of expensive energy consumption.Troy looks at dozens of cities and suburbs in Europe and the United Statesmdash;from Los Angeles to Copenhagen; Denver to the Swedish urban redevelopment project Hammarby Sjouml;stadmdash;to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behavior; climate; water supply; building quality; transportation; and others. He then assesses some of the most imaginative solutions that cities have proposed; among them green building; energy-efficient neighborhoods; symbiotic infrastructure; congestion pricing; transit-oriented development; and water conservation. To conclude; the author addresses planning and policy approaches that can bring about change and transform the best ideas into real solutions.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A warm up for prosBy nadav haberThis is an amazing exercise tool for the saxophone. It does not contain anything too original- it puts together some of the basic exercises (long tones. major and minor scales. arpeggios of different intervals) and requires you to play all of them in a way that forces you to develop great stamina and concentration. After mastering this warm up - there should be no trouble playing anything. Your tone will be great. your fingering swift. and your ear open to different intervals.36 of 36 people found the following review helpful. Practice Made EasierBy jazmaanIf youve been frustrated by practice books that show you a pattern in one key and then say "Transpose and memorize this in all 12 keys." then this book should make life a lot easier for you.Jackie spells out all his exercises in all 12 keys. He even notates all the accidentals for you. So with a minimum of mental gymnastics you can get down to the physical gymnastics of drilling his favorite practice patterns into your fingers until your muscle memory takes over.By placing equal emphasis on all 12 keys from the very beginning. this book will get you all around your horn with maximum efficiency. Many of the exercises change key twice per measure. so you have no opportunity to get stuck in a "easy key" rut. Instead youll find yourself adopting a "wholistic" mindset as Maclean runs you through the major. minor. dominant. diminished and augmented scales.My only nitpick is that a CD would have been nice. But the patterns arent rhythmically complicated or hard to read so I guess a CD isnt really necessary. Also you should know that this is a fairly short book. The idea is that once youve got them thoroughly memorized youll be able to run through the whole set of patterns in 45 minutes and theyll become your regular warm-up routine.Two of Mcleans most popular original compositions are included at the end of the book as a bonus.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful exercises. great fun!!!!By TJYoungReadWonderful exercises. Wish I would have had this in high school. Great exercises for dexterity. note memorization and practice. Starting to play the sax after a 30 year break.
