1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456031203321

Autore

Staff National Academy of Engineering

Titolo

Technology and Environment [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 1989

ISBN

1-280-21179-2

9786610211791

0-309-58306-3

0-585-02271-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AusubelJesse H

SlodevichHedy E

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Electronic books. -- local

Environmental engineering -- Technological innovations

Environmental protection

Environmental engineering - Technological innovations

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Technology and Environment: An Overview""; ""FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSIS""; ""SOME SOLUTIONS""; ""SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES""; ""CONCLUDING THOUGHTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 Frameworks for Analysis""; ""Industrial Metabolism""; ""MASS FLOWS AND WASTE EMISSIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WASTE RESIDUALS""; ""EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES""; ""EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS AND GAIA""; ""APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS-BALANCE PRINCIPLES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX""

""The Biosphere as a Materials-Transformation System""""Industrial Transformation Processes""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Dematerialization""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Regularities in Technological Development: An Environmental View""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Promise of Technological Solutions""; ""Meeting



the Near-Term Challenge for Power Plants""; ""THE ROLE OF ELECTRICITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY""; ""IMPACTS OF REGULATIONS""; ""TRENDS IN EFFICIENCY""; ""CLEAN POWER FROM COAL""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL WARMING""

""CONCLUSION""""REFERENCES""; ""Advanced Fossil Fuel Systems and Beyond""; ""THE MYTH OF ''RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES""""; ""NATURAL GAS: A BRIDGE TO THE POSTFOSSIL AGE?""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""BEYOND THE FOSSIL AGE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Protecting the Ozone Layer: A Perspective from Industry""; ""ORIGINS OF CONCERN""; ""ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY""; ""PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS""; ""INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS""; ""RENEWED CONTROL EFFORTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP""; ""A HISTORIC INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT""; ""CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""

""3 Social and Institutional Aspects""""The Rise and Fall of Environmental Expertise""; ""OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES""; ""THE REAL WORLD OF DECISIONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""Environmental Issues: Implications for Engineering Design and Education""; ""REGULATORY TRENDS""; ""A CHALLENGE TO ENGINEERING""; ""DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE PROCESSES AND PLANTS""; ""RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Engineering Our Way Out of Endless Environmental Crises""

""ENVIRONMENTAL ENDS, TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS""""CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASTE TECHNOLOGY""; ""LEAVING THE END-OF-PIPE APPROACH""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Paradox of Technological Development""; ""SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY""; ""A CASE IN POINT: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT""; ""ADDRESSING GLOBAL WARMING AS A GLOBAL PROBLEM""; ""ONE COURSE OF ACTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY""; ""ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE: WHAT NEXT?""; ""COOPERATION FOR THE FUTURE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Contributors""



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002928069707536

Autore

Esteve, Edmond

Titolo

Etude de litterature preromantique / Edmond Esteve

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Honoré Champion, 1923

Descrizione fisica

VI, 224 p. ; 25 cm.

Soggetti

Francia - Letteratura

Francia - Teatro

Melodramma

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contiene : Le sens de la vie dans l'oeuvre d'André Chenier ; Le conte d'Emma et Eginhard dans la litterature française ; Dix-hiutieme siécle et Romantis



3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002040209707536

Autore

Caterina, Giulio

Titolo

Da una geografia dell'energia a una politica dell'energia = From a geography of energy to a policy of energy / Giulio Caterina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[S.l. : s.n., 1981?]

Descrizione fisica

P. 176-186 ; 30 cm.

Disciplina

531.6

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Estr. da: Geografia, n. 4 (1981).

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910704650603321

Autore

Lee Seung-Kyoung

Titolo

Literature review of chloride threshold values for grouted post-tensioned tendons : summary report / / performed by Seung-Kyoung Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

McLean, VA : , : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development, and Technology, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, , [2012]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (16 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Concrete bridges - Materials - Testing

Tendons (Prestressed concrete) - Testing

Chlorides

Bridges - Materials - Testing

Grout (Mortar) - Testing

Concrete - Corrosion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

"November 2012"--Page 16.

"FHWA publication no.: FHWA-HRT-12-067."

"HRDI-60/11-12(600)E"--P. 16.

Title from title screen (viewed on July 2, 2013).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-16).