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Oil, water and climate : an introduction /
"Today's oil and gas are at record prices, and yet global energy demand is increasing because of population and economic development pressures. Climate change, resulting in large part from the burning of fossil fuels, is exacerbating the impact of the accelerated exploitation of our natura...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Overview
- Carbon dioxide emissions, global warming, and water resources
- Population, environmental impacts and climate change
- Carbon cycle and the human impact
- Peak oil, energy, water, and climate
- Oil consumption and CO₂ emissions from transportation
- Oil, economy, power, and conflicts
- Energy alternatives and their connection to water and climate
- The water cycle and global warming
- Fresh water availability, sanitation deficit, and water usage: connection to energy and global warming
- Rivers, lakes, aquifers, and dams: relations to energy and climate
- Water contamination, energy, and climate
- Geopolitics of water and the international situation
- Water alternatives
- Global climate change: Observations, modeling, and predictions
- Energy and water challenges and solutions in a changing climate framework: commonality, differences, and connections.