Category Archives: Energy

Does Energy Efficiency INCREASE Energy Consumption?

By Dom Nozzi, AICP David Owen, in the December 20, 2010 issue of The New Yorker, wrote a superb, highly counterintuitive article regarding the “efficiency” paradox. His thesis: Making cars and appliances more energy efficient results in an overall increase … Continue reading

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Dom Nozzi’s All-Time Favorite Planning and Transportation Books

By Dom Nozzi I have read over 1,000 books in my life. Here are my all-time favorites in the fields of transportation and planning, in alphabetical order of author name. The most important or influential books I have ever read … Continue reading

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