E-Book, Englisch, 968 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm
Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds
E-Book, Englisch, 968 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm
ISBN: 978-0-12-417019-3
Verlag: Academic Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Handbook of Energy, Volume II takes the wealth of information about historical aspects of energy spread across many books, journals, websites, disciplines, ideologies, and user communities and synthesizes the information in one central repository. This book meets the needs of a diverse readership working in energy, and serves as a vital method of communication among communities including colleges and universities, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, consulting firms and research institutes of energy, environmental, and public policy issues.
- Interdisciplinary coverage appropriate for scientists in environmental sciences, social and natural sciences, and engineering
- Top Ten lists, written by prominent subject experts, provide personal reflections on key issues
- Chronologies covering 40 different subject areas provide all the significant events in a given field from the geologic past to the present day
Zielgruppe
<p>Academics, undergraduate/graduate students, research scientists who study energy, business corporations, professional firms, government agencies, foundations, other groups whose activities relate to energy.</p>
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
I. Sources Bioenergetics, Biomass, Hydropower, Wind, Coal, Oil, Oil Sands, Natural Gas, Manufactured Gas, Electricity, Nuclear, Alternatives, Renewables, Solar, Photovoltaic, Geothermal, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, Ocean Energy
II. Foundations Thermodynamics, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Measurement, Concepts
III. Applications Consumption, Conversion, Efficiency, Storage, Materials, Devices and Tools, Agriculture, Mining, Land Transportation, Water Transportation, Air Transportation, Lighting, HVAC, Refrigeration, Communication
IV. Effects Depletion and Shortages, Wars and Conflicts, Health and Safety, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Transitions
V. Correlations Economics, Business, Organizations, Policy, Social Issues, Public Attitudes