Energy and the Environment - Couverture rigide

Cartledge, Sir Bryan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 019858413X ISBN 13 : 9780198584131

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Heat, light, industrial production, transport - every government, in its energy policy, has to balance the competing claims of economic benefit, public opinion and environmental impact. This volume derives from public lectures organized by Linacre College within the University of Oxford. In this book, representatives of the various types of energy generations - coal and oil, gas, nuclear power and alternative technologies - set out the pros and cons of these energy sources and discuss their environmental consequences. Chapters deal with special problems faced by the countries of the developing world, by the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe and by the republics of the former Soviet Union. Readers should be able to form a balanced judgement on the direction which energy policies could or should take in order to maximize economic efficiency while minimizing the greenhouse effect, acid rain and atmospheric pollution.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Heat, light, industrial production, transport - every government, in its energy policy, has to balance the competing claims of economic benefit, public opinion, and environmental impact. In this book, leading representatives of the various types of energy generation - coal and oil, gas, nuclear power, and alternative technologies - set out the pros and cons of these energy sources and discuss their environmental consequences. Chapters deal with special problems faced by the countries of the developing world, by the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe, and by the republics of the former Soviet Union. Readers will be able to form a balanced judgement on the direction which energy policies could or should take in order to maximize economic efficiency while minimizing the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and atmospheric pollution. This volume derives from public lectures organized by Linacre College within the University of Oxford.

Revue de presse

'demonstrates the urgent need for a more responsible approach to energy generation' Green Drum, No. 85 - Winter 1993-94

' the papers are generally of high quality and do outline the principal considerations.' Gretchen C. Daily, University of California, Berkeley, TREE, vol. 9, no. 4, April 1994

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019858413X
• ISBN 13: 9780198584131
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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