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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786494003321

Autore

Gonzalez George A. <1969->

Titolo

Energy and empire [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of nuclear and solar power in the United States / / George A. Gonzalez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012

ISBN

1-4384-4296-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Disciplina

333.792/30973

Soggetti

Energy policy - United States

Environmental policy - United States

Nuclear energy - Government policy - United States

Solar energy - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The politics of nuclear and solar energy -- The political economy of U.S. energy policy -- U.S. economic elites, nuclear power, and solar energy -- Urban sprawl as economic stimulus -- Global oil politics -- Energy politics and urban sprawl -- Conclusion: urban sprawl, energy, and the failure of empire.