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Introduction to Energy and Climate: Developing a Sustainable Environment - Couverture rigide

Kerr, Julie A.

 
9781498774390: Introduction to Energy and Climate: Developing a Sustainable Environment
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1498774393 ISBN 13 : 9781498774390
Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2017

Synopsis

The purpose of this textbook is to provide a well-rounded working knowledge of both climate change and environmental sustainability for a wide range of students. Students will learn core concepts and methods to analyze energy and environmental impacts; will understand what is changing the earth’s climate, and what that means for life on earth now and in the future. They will also have a firm understanding of what energy is and how it can be used. This text intends to develop working knowledge of these topics, with both technical and social implications. Students will find in one volume the integration and careful treatment of climate, energy, and sustainability.

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À propos de l'auteur

Julie Kerr has been an earth scientist for nearly 40 years, promoting a healthier and better-managed environment. She holds a PhD in earth science with an emphasis in remote sensing satellite technology from the University of Utah and has dealt with the hands-on applications of resource and climate change management, as well as renewable energy and environmental sustainability; focusing on the delicate balance of the multifaceted issues involving the politicl, economic, and sociological components in both short-and long-term applications with real-world ramifications. She has been involved specifically with projects such as forest management, classification and monitoring of desertification, rangeland change detection and management, vegetation inventory and health assessment, and land-use change. Dr. Kerr approaches the subject with a background uniquely blended with conservation and land-use management expertise with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, military applications with the U.S. Air

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Éditeur
CRC Press Inc
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498774393
ISBN 13 
9781498774390
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
461
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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