Energy and the Environment
(Sprache: Englisch)
This timely book deals with the facts needed to make critical decisions concerning the effects of energy usage on the environment,and provides a better understanding of the complex issues facing our society today. It contains the latest information on the...
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This timely book deals with the facts needed to make critical decisions concerning the effects of energy usage on the environment,and provides a better understanding of the complex issues facing our society today. It contains the latest information on the core subjects in this field as well as basic concepts, resources, applications, and problems of current interest. Research from the pages of current journals and government publications helps make this an up-to-date resource that is relevant to today's issues.
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The cover photo showing illuminated areas of the Earth at night as seen from space satellites illustrates global energy use patterns. The global extent of increasing energy use is cause to examine the ramifications of resource consumption and its effects on the world in which we live. This text examines several critical topics of global importance associated with our increasing use of resource consumption and its impact on our environment.Energy and the Environment, 2e provides updated information on pivotal issues that surround the study of energy through the exploration of basic concepts, resources applications, and problems of current interest. The text presents up-to-date research and data from the pages of current journals and government publications.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Energy and the Environment “
- Energy Fundamentals, Energy Use In An Industrial Society- The Fossil Fuels
- Heat Engines
- Renewable Energy Sources I: Solar Energy
- Renewable Energy Sources II: Alternatives
- The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Energy
- Energy Conservation
- Transportation
- Air Pollution
- Global Effects
Appendix
Autoren-Porträt von Robert A. Ristinen, Jack J. Kraushaar
Robert A. Ristinen is a retired Professor pf Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Since 1974, he has taught the Energy and Environment course several times. Ristinen is a Former Chair of the University Energy Conservation Committee and has served for many years as Chair of the University's Radiation Safety Committee.Jack J. Kraushaar is a retired Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He started teaching the course on Energy and the Environment in 1971 and has taught it several times since then. He has served on the Rocky Flats Citizens Advisory Committee, on the Boulder County Energy Conservation Board, and on the University Energy Conservation Committee.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Robert A. Ristinen , Jack J. Kraushaar
- 2006, 2. Aufl., 384 Seiten, Maße: 23,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0471739898
- ISBN-13: 9780471739890
Sprache:
Englisch
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