Connections -- Energy -- Energy and human activities -- Energy sources -- Energy and development -- Energy: the facts -- Energy and the environment: the causes -- Technical solutions -- Politicies to reduce environmental degradation -- World energy trends -- Energy and lifestyles -- Energy and the science academies.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The relationship between energy and the environment has been the basis of many studies over the years, as has the relationship between energy and development, yet both of these approaches may produce distortions. In the first edition of this book, Professor Goldemberg pioneered the study of all three elements in relation to one another. With contributions from Oswaldo Lucon, this second edition has been expanded and updated to cover how energy is related to the major challenges of sustainability faced by the world today. The book starts by conceptualizing energy, and then relates it to human ac.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
250606
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Energy, environment and development.
International Standard Book Number
9781844077489
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Energy consumption.
Energy development-- Environmental aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Energy.
Energiepolitik
Energieverbrauch
Energy consumption.
Energy development-- Environmental aspects.
Entwicklungspolitik
SCIENCE-- Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Power Resources-- General.