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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792598303321

Autore

Harvey Leslie Daryl Danny <1956->

Titolo

Energy and the new reality . 1 Energy efficiency and the demand for energy services [[electronic resource] /] / L.D. Danny Harvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2010

ISBN

1-136-54271-X

1-282-61737-0

9786612617379

1-84977-491-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (673 p.)

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Energy conservation

Energy consumption

Climatic changes - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface; Online Supplemental Material; Acknowledgements; Chapter Highlights; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Prospective Climatic Change, Impacts and Constraints; Chapter 2 Energy Basics, Usage Patterns and Trends, and Related Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions; Chapter 3 Generation of Electricity from Fossil Fuels; Chapter 4 Energy Use in Buildings; Chapter 5 Transportation Energy Use; Chapter 6 Industrial Energy Use; Chapter 7 Agricultural and Food System Energy Use; Chapter 8 Municipal Services; Chapter 9 Community-Integrated Energy Systems

Chapter 10 Energy Demand ScenariosChapter 11 Policies to Reduce the Demand for Energy; Appendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Reducing and managing humanity's demand for energy is a fundamental part of the effort to mitigate climate change. In this, the most comprehensive textbook ever written on the subject, L.D. Danny Harvey lays out the theory and practice of how things must change if we are to meet our energy needs sustainably. The book begins with a succinct summary of the scientific basis for concern over global warming, then outlines energy basics and current patterns and trends



in energy use. This is followed by a discussion of current and advanced technologies for the generation of electricity from fossil fu