Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources: A Reference Handbook - Couverture rigide

Smith, Zachary A.; Taylor, Katrina D.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1598840894 ISBN 13 : 9781598840896

Editeur : ABC-CLIO, 2008

Synopsis

This volume provides an insightful overview of renewable and alternative energy technologies and policies in the United States and around the world.
Are renewable and alternative energy solutions needed to combat many of the negative effects of fossil fuel (including global warming)? Can such solutions be clean," and still economically viable? For readers wanting clear, objective answers to questions like these, this fascinating, highly informative volume is the ideal source.

Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources: A Reference Handbook provides an authoritative, unbiased overview of existing and potential renewable and alternative energy technologies, covering the benefits and drawbacks associated with each. It then looks at a number of specific questions and controversies on this issue, examining the social, political, and economic aspects of renewable and alternative energy use in the United States and other countries—detailing different approaches and activities of international organizations, national governments, and private sector initiatives."

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Zachary A. Smith, PhD, is Regents' Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Katrina D. Taylor is a graduate student in the public policy PhD program, focusing on environmental policy, in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ABC-CLIO
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1598840894
• ISBN 13: 9781598840896
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible