Energy : perspectives, problems, and prospects /

The book offers a comprehensive account of how the world evolved to its present state in which humans now exercise a powerful, in many cases dominant, influence for global environmental change. It outlines the history that led to this position of dominance, in particular the role played by our incre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McElroy, Michael B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Power resources.
Energy consumption.
Fossil fuels.
Renewable energy sources.
Power resources > History.
Energy-Generating Resources
Fossil Fuels
Renewable Energy
Ressources énergétiques.
Énergie > Consommation.
Combustibles fossiles.
Énergies renouvelables.
Ressources énergétiques > Histoire.
energy resources.
energy consumption.
fossil fuel.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Energy.
SCIENCE > Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.
Changement climatique.
Energies renouvelables.
Renewable energy sources
Fossil fuels
Energy consumption
Power resources
Energieeinsparung
Nachhaltigkeit
Energieressourcen.
Energieversorgung.
Umweltbelastung.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From hunter-gatherers to English factories
  • Energy : what is it and how do we measure it?
  • Wood, photosynthesis, and the carbon cycle
  • Coal : origin, history, and problems
  • Oil : properties, origin, history, problems, and prospects
  • Natural gas : origin, history, and prospects
  • Energy from water and wind
  • Nuclear power
  • Steam power
  • Electricity
  • Automobiles, trucks, and the internal combustion engine
  • The challenge of global climate change
  • Prospects for carbon capture and sequestration
  • Ethanol from biomass : can it substitute for gasoline?
  • Current patterns of energy use
  • Vision for a low-carbon energy future.

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