Introduction to Energy: Resources, Technology, and Society (Cambridge Energy and Environment Series)

ISBN 10: 0521359414 / ISBN 13: 9780521359412

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 1990

Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. N° de réf. du vendeur A04I-00058

Synopsis :

Explores energy issues and the benefits and problems technology has brought, reviewing modern energy technologies and discussing their philosophical and social implications with the aim of developing critical thinking about technology issues.

Présentation de l'éditeur: Energy issues such as pollution, resource depletion, global warming, nuclear power and waste are problems that demand timely solutions. This book provides a critical examination of the resources, market forces, and social impacts of modern energy production. The book addresses the dilemmas that have arisen due to society's crucial dependence on energy, particularly fossil fuels, and explores the available alternative energy producing technologies. The second edition has increased emphasis on those issues at the forefront of the current energy debate: energy sustainability, climate change, and the radical restructuring of the power industry due to de-regulation. Assuming no prior technical expertise and avoiding complex mathematical formulation, it is directed at a broad readership. The second edition will follow the first in proving especially useful as a textbook for undergraduate programs in Science, Technology and Society (STS), and as a supplementary text in a variety of courses which touch upon energy studies, including environmental and technology policy, environmental, mineral and business law, energy and resource economics.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Introduction to Energy: Resources, ...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 1990
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good