Off-grid technologies in the history of urban services (18th-20th centuries): a reappraisal

No 131, 2023/1 - 77 pages

Cover caption: La Science populaire : journal hebdomadaire illustré, 17 aout 1882, BnF, Département Collections numérisées, 2008-55563, © Gallica BnF

Pages 1 to 14

History (and stories) of off-grid technologies: a reappraisal

By Olivier Coutard, Benjamin Bothereau, Joel Tarr

Pages 15 to 31

Off-grid comfort. Wood, coal and oil heating in French cities in the 20th century

By Renan Viguié

Pages 32 to 50

Between revival and fire: the forgotten step of industrial composting, an abandoned middle way of household waste treatment (Île-de-France, 1940s – 1990s)

By Étienne Dufour

Pages 51 to 65

Only Disconnect: The Problem of Stormwater in Providence, Rhode Island

Pages 66 to 73

Solar energy in West Africa (1960-1987): experimental off-grid technologies overtaken by the grid?

By interview with Jean Gecit, interview conducted by Olivier Coutard, interview conducted by Benjamin Bothereau

Bibliography

Pages 74 to 75

« Petites lignes » ferroviaires, des infrastructures recyclables. Une exploration, Alain Guez (ed.), Paris, Éditions Recherches, 2020, 232 p.

By Angelo Bertoni

Pages 76 to 77

Flux. Comment la pensée logistique gouverne le monde, Mathieu Quet, Paris, La Découverte, 2022, 155 p.

By Audrey Dupont - Camara