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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778250603321

Titolo

Energy futures and urban air pollution [[electronic resource] ] : challenges for China and the United States / / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

0-309-17883-5

1-281-20937-6

9786611209377

0-309-11141-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Disciplina

628.532

Soggetti

Air - Pollution - China

Air - Pollution - United States

Carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects - China

Carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects - United States

Sulfur dioxide - Environmental aspects - China

Sulfur dioxide - Environmental aspects - United States

Urban pollution - China

Urban pollution - United States

Energy policy - China

Energy policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"In collaboration with Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-346).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Energy Resources""; ""3 Air Pollution: Sources, Impacts, and Effects""; ""4 Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks""; ""5 Energy Intensity and Energy Efficiency""; ""6 Coal Combustion and Pollution Control""; ""7 Renewable Energy Resources""; ""8 The Pittsburgh Experience""; ""9 The Huainan Experience""; ""10 The Los Angeles Experience""; ""11 The Dalian Experience""; ""12 Findings and Recommendations"";



""Appendixes""

""Appendix A: Web-Based Resources on Energy and Air Quality""""Appendix B: Alternative Energy Resources""; ""Appendix C: Summary of PM Source-Apportionment Studies in China""; ""Appendix D: Energy Conversion""