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1. Shaping Urban Infrastructures

   Intermediaries and the Governance of Socio-Technical Networks

   Edited by Simon Guy, Simon Marvin, Will Medd, Timothy Moss

   Cities can only exist because of the highly developed systems which underlie them, ensuring that energy, clean water, etc. are moved efficiently from producer to user, and that waste is removed. The urgent need to make the way that these services are provided more environmentally, socially and...

   Published December 9th 2010 by Routledge
2. Sustainable Architectures

   Critical Explorations of Green Building Practice in Europe and North America

   Edited by Simon Guy, Steven A. Moore

   As buildings are responsible for fifty per cent of CO2 emissions, their design has become the focus of intense technical scrutiny. Knowing how to build more technically efficient, or ecologically responsible, buildings, and being able to assemble the social resources to do so, requires different...

   Published January 25th 2005 by Routledge
3. The Sociology of Energy, Buildings and the Environment

   Constructing Knowledge, Designing Practice

   By Simon Guy, Elizabeth Shove

   Bringing the social sciences to the heart of environmental debate, this book demonstrates the relevance of sociological analysis for environmentally critical issues like energy consumption. Focusing on energy efficiency and the built environment, the authors take a critical look at the production...

   Published December 13th 2000 by Routledge
4. Urban Infrastructure in Transition

   Networks, Buildings and Plans

   By Timothy Moss, Simon Marvin

   Edited by Simon Guy

   Achieving sustainable energy and resource use is vital if cities are to thrive or even function in the long term. Focusing on cities in the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark, this book examines the mounting pressures for changes in the management style of utility services in Europe, pressures...

   Published September 30th 2000 by Routledge