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Energy in nature and society : general energetics of complex systems /
A comprehensive, systematic, analytically unified, and interdisciplinary treatment of energy in nature and society, from solar radiation and photosynthesis to our fossil fueled civilization and its environmental consequences.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Energy in nature and society : |b general energetics of complex systems / |c Vaclav Smil. |
| 260 | |a Cambridge, Mass. : |b MIT Press, |c ©2008. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xi, 480 pages) : |b illustrations, maps | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-459) and indexes. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. The universal link: energetics, energy, and power. Evolution of energetics: from Aristotle to Einstein ; Approaches to understanding: concepts, variables, units -- 2. Planetary energetics: hydrosphere, lithosphere. Sun: the star and its radiation ; Energy balance of the Earth: radiation fluxes ; Hydrosphere and atmosphere: thermal and mass fluxes ; Water and air in motion: kinetic fluxes ; Geoenergetics: heat, plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes -- 3. Photosynthesis: bioenergetics of primary production. Photosynthetic pathways ; Global primary productivity ; Productivities of ecosystems and plants ; Phytomass stores ; Autotrophic scaling -- 4. Heterotrophic conversions: consumer bioenergetics. Metabolic capabilities ; Ectotherms and endotherms ; Locomotion ; Biomasses and productivities ; Heterotrophs in ecosystems -- 5. Human energetics: people as a simple heterotophs. Energy sources and basal metabolism ; Requirements and uncertainties ; Thermoregulation ; Limits of human performance ; Gathering, hunting and fishing -- Traditional food production: humans as a solar farmers. Extensive practices ; Permanent cropping ; Muscles, implements, machines ; Cropping intensification ; Traditional agricultures -- 7. Preindustrial complexification: prime movers and fuels in traditional societies. Animate power: human and animal muscles ; Water and wind: wheels and mills ; Phytomass fuels and metallurgy: wood, charcoal, crop residues ; Construction: methods and structures ; Transportation: roads and ships. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 8. Fossil fuels: heat, light and prime movers. Coals: the earliest modern fuels ; Hydrocarbons: crude oils and natural gases ; From extraction to combustion: modern fossil-fuel industries ; Mechanical prime movers: engines and turbines ; Fossil-fueled electricity: generation and transmission -- 9. Fossil-fueled civilization: patterns and trends. Fuels ad fossil-fueled electricity : energy production and trade ; Nonfossil contributions: biomass and primary electricity ; Global consumption patterns: growth and inequality ; Qualitative changes: transitions and efficiencies ; Energy conservation: gains and rebounds -- 10. Energy costs: valuations and changes. Energy cost of energy: net gains ; Basic materials: from concrete to fertilizers ; Structures and products: from buildings to computers ; Crops and animal foods: subsidized diets ; Modern food system: gains, costs, efficiencies -- 11. Environmental consequences: metabolism of fossil-fueled civilization. Power densities: energy and land ; Energy conversions and heat rejection ; Energy and water ; Energy and the atmosphere ; Interference in grand biospheric cycles -- 12. Energetic correlates: complexities of high-energy civilization. Energy and the economy ; Energy and value ; Energy and the quality of life ; Energy and war ; Energy and the future -- 13. Grand patterns: energetic and other essentials. Energy in the biosphere ; Energy and the civilization ; The challenges ahead. | |
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| 520 | |a A comprehensive, systematic, analytically unified, and interdisciplinary treatment of energy in nature and society, from solar radiation and photosynthesis to our fossil fueled civilization and its environmental consequences. | ||
| 546 | |a English. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Bioenergetics. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Energy budget (Geophysics) | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Bioénergétique. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Bilan énergétique (Géophysique) | |
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| 650 | 7 | |a NATURE |x Ecosystems & Habitats |x Wilderness. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Environmental Science. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Life Sciences |x Ecology. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Bioenergetics. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00832018 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Energy budget (Geophysics) |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00909907 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Energiehaushalt |2 gnd | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Energiequelle |2 gnd | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Gesellschaft |2 gnd | |
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| 650 | 1 | 7 | |a Biosfeer. |2 gtt |
| 650 | 1 | 7 | |a Energiebronnen. |2 gtt |
| 650 | 1 | 7 | |a Energieverbruik. |2 gtt |
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| 650 | 7 | |a Énergie de la biomasse |x Aspect social. |2 ram | |
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