INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
9781461402862
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Country Code
IR
Number
EN-54675
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION OR PRODUCTlON
Country of publication
IR
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Challenging legitimacy at the precipice of energy calamity
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Debra J. Davidson, Mike Gismondi
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 232 p. , col. ill. , 24 cm.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
"Two intersecting moments of the Twenty-first Century define our politics, economies, and future prospects for civilization: the mounting evidence for global climate change, now unequivocally attributed to socio-economic activities, and its de-stabilizing effects on our biosphere, combined with the end of easy oil and the easy wealth it generates. On the energy question, non-conventional fossil fuels have been promoted by political elites as the next most attractive development option. The development of nonconventional fuels, however, does nothing to alleviate either climate change or the falling rate of energy supply, and generates multiple social and environmental consequences. The largest endeavour marking this historic nexus--indeed the largest industrial project in history, is the extraction and processing of the Athabasca tar sands in Alberta, Canada. The social, environmental, and most importantly political outcomes of this grand experiment will reverberate throughout the global polity, and either encourage or caution against increasing our dependence on such non-conventional fuels and assuming the multiple costs such dependence will entail. Planning for reflexive societal change requires that we first ask how such giga-projects are legitimated, and who is challenging this legitimacy? In this book we trace how language and visual representations are used to reinforce or challenge the legitimacy of development of the Athabasca tar sands, and draw on our insights to contemplate likely energy and climate futures."--P. [4] of cover.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Energy policy
Energy development, Environmental aspects
Power resources
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
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E-BOOK
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Davidson, Debra J.
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Gismondi, Michael Anthony
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ایران
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9781461402862.pdf
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9781461402862.pdf
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old catalog
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