The future is not what it used to be : climate change and energy scarcity /

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In this book, the author argues that industrial society itself is transitory, and examines the prospects for our civilization's coming to terms with its two most imminent choke points: climate change and energy scarcity. The author contends that industrial civilization cannot outlast our abilit...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedrichs, Jörg (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Global environmental change.
Power resources > Environmental aspects.
Energy policy.
Environmental policy.
Climat > Changements.
Changement global (Environnement)
Ressources énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement.
Politique énergétique.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
climate change.
environmental policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
SCIENCE > Global Warming & Climate Change.
Changement climatique.
Ressources énergétiques.
Demande énergétique.
Civilisation industrielle.
Aspects socio-économiques.
Histoire.
Futur.
Climatic changes
Energy policy
Environmental policy
Global environmental change
Power resources > Environmental aspects
Klimatförändringar.
Klimatpolitik.
Energipolitik.
Energikällor.
ENVIRONMENT/General
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General
ENVIRONMENT/Energy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The transitory nature of industrial society
  • Climate change and energy scarcity
  • What the climate can change
  • When energy runs short
  • The struggle over knowledge
  • The moral economy of inaction
  • Where to go from here.

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