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Energy consumption : impacts of human activity, current, and future challenges, environmental and socio-economic effects /
Energy is central to sustainable development. It has huge environmental, social, and economic impacts, such as its influence on climate change, poverty reduction efforts, industrial and agricultural productivity and environmental and human health. The development of strategies towards a sustainable...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Energy science, engineering and technology series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ENERGY CONSUMPTION IMPACTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION IMPACTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION CONTROL OPTIONS: ASSESSING TRANSPORTATION AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES AND POLICIES TO STABILIZE CLIMATE CHANGE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; TRANSPORTATION; BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER; CONCLUSION.
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTSREFERENCES; Chapter 2 TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORT ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY MIX AND INFLUENCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES.; INHABITANTS' BEHAVIOURS; CONCLUSION: STRATEGIES TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS: A STUDY OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ASSESSMENT METHODS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING; CALCULATED METHOD; MEASURED METHOD.
- APPLICATION TO A CASE STUDYCALCULATED METHODS RESULTS; APPLICATION OF THE ENERGY SIGNATURE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 ENERGY USE IN AGRICULTURE: ARGENTINA COMPARED WITH OTHER COUNTRIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; A SHORT HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN ARGENTINA; LAND TRANSFORMATION, ENERGY USE AND GHG EMISSIONS IN ARGENTINA; METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; THE QUESTION OF GHG EMISSIONS; THE UNFINISHED DEBATE OVER DEFORESTATION AND COMPETITION FOR LAND; CONCLUSION: FACING THE CHALLENGE OF INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 5 ENERGY CONSUMPTION ESTIMATION DURING OVEN COOKING OF FOODABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; METHODS; SIMULATION OF BEEF COOKING; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 IS THE NEXT GENERATION PREPARED?UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS TO TEENAGE ENERGY CONSERVATION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OVERVIEW OF METHODS; STUDY 1; METHOD; STUDY 2; STUDY 3; STUDY 4; STUDY 5; SUMMARY OF BARRIERS; BARRIERS INFORMING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 7 IMPACTS OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY AND DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES ON ENERGY CONSUMPTIONABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; IR & D PROGRAMS; FRAMEWORK ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; POLICY INITIATIVES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8 THE PROGRESS IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN COLOMBIA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE ENERGY SITUATION IN COLOMBIA; RESULTS OF THE PROGRESS OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN COLOMBIA; GAPS AND BARRIERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN COLOMBIA; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY: THE PROBLEM OF FUEL POVERTY.