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Handbook of energy for world agriculture /
Adequate food supplies and a reasonable quality of life require energy - both in commercial and non-commercial forms. This handbook is intended as a reference for individuals who want a comprehensive overview of energy for agriculture, many of whom are located in remote areas with limited library re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York : New York, NY :
Elsevier Applied Science ; Sole distributor in the USA and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
�1990.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Adequate food supplies and a reasonable quality of life require energy - both in commercial and non-commercial forms. This handbook is intended as a reference for individuals who want a comprehensive overview of energy for agriculture, many of whom are located in remote areas with limited library resources. The purpose is to put energy for agriculture in perspective by presenting numerous national and regional examples of energy usage. Since the early 1970s, world petroleum prices have fluctuated from US & dollar;3/barrel to more than US & dollar;40/barrel in 1981, and then back to one-third of the peak price today. Consequently, the rural sector depends heavily on non-commercial energy sources. Availability of such energy is highly site-specific. This handbook deals extensively with non-commercial energy - its sources, the technologies for converting energy to more useful gaseous and liquid forms, and its ultimate end-uses. Photographs, tables, line drawings and graphs are used extensively. Over 600 references are listed along with agency names and addresses for obtaining further information. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 504 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-494) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780444598547 0444598545 |