Energy and Environment

The Policy Challenge
1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-1-56000-573-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 330 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 385 g

Reihe: Energy and Environmental Policy Series

This latest volume in the Energy Policy Studies series focuses on important interconnections between energy use and global change issues such as upper atmosphere ozone depletion and global warming. Policy options for meeting these challenges are explored in eight contributed chapters that concentrat

Autoren/Hrsg.

Byrne, John

Rich, Danile

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I: Overview 1 Energy and Environment in the 21st Century: The Challenge of Change Part II: Historical Analysis 2 The Neglected Challenge: Energy, Economic Growth and Environmental Protection in the Industrial History of the U.S. 3 Fueling the Illusion of Progress: Energy and Industrialization in the European Experience Part III: Contemporary Issues 4 Climatic Change and Energy Supply: A Comparison of Solar and Nuclear Options 5 The Social Costs of Electricity Generation: Wind and Photovoltaic vs. Fossil and Nuclear Energy 6 Light Vehicles: Policies for Reducing Their Energy Use and Environmental Impacts Part IV: The Policy Challenge 7 Policy for Energy and Sustainable Development 8 Toward a Political Economy of Global Change: Energy, Environment and Development in the Greenhouse

Über Autor(innen)

John Byrne (Edited by) Daniel Rich (Edited by)