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UNINA9910463212803321 |
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Autore |
Urry John |
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Titolo |
Societies beyond oil [[electronic resource] ] : oil dregs and social futures / / John Urry |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-78032-172-4 |
1-78032-171-6 |
1-283-92421-8 |
1-78032-170-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (195 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental geography |
Oil industries |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographic references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction The Problem of Energy; Part I Oil Dregs; Chapter 1 Oil and the Crash of 2007-08; Chapter 2 The Century of Oil; Chapter 3 Consuming Miles; Chapter 4 Carbon Capital; Chapter 5 Peaking; Chapter 6 The Chinese Century?; Chapter 7 The Curse of Oil; Part II Social Futures; Chapter 8 Magic Bullet Future; Chapter 9 Digital Lives; Chapter 10 Resource Fights; Chapter 11 Low-carbon Society; Chapter 12 After Easy Oil; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this groundbreaking book, John Urry envisions the future of an oil-dependent world facing energy descent. Without a large-scale plan B, how can the energizing of society possibly be going into reverse? |
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