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Beyond the age of waste : a report to the Club of Rome /
Beyond the Age of Waste: A Report to the Club of Rome, Second Edition discusses the results of the study conducted by the Club of Rome, which tackles the issues of the depletion of resources and its implication for the world in general. The opening chapter is an introduction that covers the history...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1981.
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| Edición: | 2d ed. |
| Colección: | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Beyond the Age of Waste: A Report to the Club of Rome; Copyright Page; Preface by Aurelio Peccei; Preface; Table of Contents; Members of the Working Party; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Energy; 2.1. Introductory remarks; 2.2. Energy demand and energy saving; 2.3. Energy sources; 2.4. Secondary energy systems; 2.5. Regional implications of the energy problem; 2.6. Conclusions and recommendations on energy; Chapter 3. Materials; 3.1. Introductory remarks; 3.2. The supply of materials; 3.3. The life cycle of materials; 3.4. Materials technology.
- 3.5. Conclusions and recommendations on materialsChapter 4. Food; 4.1. Introductory remarks; 4.2. Food production and agricultural resources; 4.3. Agricultural commodities; 4.4. Conclusions and recommendations on food; Chapter 5. Climate; Chapter 6. Some Global Considerations; The Problem of Waste; The Debate on Physical Limits; Suggested Studies; Chapter 7. Science, Technology and Institutional Implications; The Need for Innovation in the Proceduresand Structures of Government; The Formulation of National Goals; The Responsibilities of Scientists; The Need for Integrated Planning.
- Technology Assessment and ForecastingThe Short Term versus the Long Term; Structural Problems; The Problem of Consensus of Public Opinion; The Need for Policy Research; Technology in a Framework of Interdependence. The Approach to Global Policies; INDEX.