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Energy and the New Reality 1 - Energy Efficiency and the Demand for Energy Services.

Reducing and managing humanity's demand for energy is a fundamental part of the effort to mitigate climate change. In this, the most comprehensive textbook ever written on the subject, L.D. Danny Harvey lays out the theory and practice of how things must change if we are to meet our energy need...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harvey, Danny
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Earthscan, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface; Online Supplemental Material; Acknowledgements; Chapter Highlights; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Prospective Climatic Change, Impacts and Constraints; Chapter 2 Energy Basics, Usage Patterns and Trends, and Related Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions; Chapter 3 Generation of Electricity from Fossil Fuels; Chapter 4 Energy Use in Buildings; Chapter 5 Transportation Energy Use; Chapter 6 Industrial Energy Use; Chapter 7 Agricultural and Food System Energy Use; Chapter 8 Municipal Services; Chapter 9 Community-Integrated Energy Systems.
  • Chapter 10 Energy Demand ScenariosChapter 11 Policies to Reduce the Demand for Energy; Appendices; References; Index.