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Olsson Gustaf |
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Water and energy : threats and opportunities / / Gustaf Olsson |
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London, [England] : , : IWA Publishing, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Water use |
Water resources development |
Energy development |
Water security |
Energy security |
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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 bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""A guide for the reader""; ""Preface""; ""Preface 2nd edition""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Acknowledgements 2nd edition""; ""Part I: Introduction: The water and energy interdependence""; ""1. The water and energy nexus""; ""1.1 The Water and Energy Interrelationship""; ""1.2 The Supply of Water""; ""1.2.1 Water and poverty""; ""1.2.2 The millennium development goals""; ""1.2.3 Energy supply for water""; ""1.3 Expedients for Water""; ""1.3.1 The value of water""; ""1.3.2 Economic and energy resources for water""; ""1.4 Quantity and Quality"" |
""1.5 Chapter Summary""""1.6 More to Read""; ""1.6.1 Journals""; ""1.6.2 Visual media""; ""2. Competition and conflicts between water and energy""; ""2.1 Conflicts Over Shared Water and Energy Resources""; ""2.2 Primary Energy Sources""; ""2.3 Electrical Energy Generation""; ""2.4 Industrial Pollution""; ""2.4.1 China""; ""2.4.2 India""; ""2.5 Chapter Summary""; ""2.6 More to Read""; ""3. The demand for holistic solutions""; ""3.1 Consequences of the Water and Energy Nexus""; ""3.2 Integrated Solutions""; ""3.2.1 System wide water operations""; ""3.3 Water, Energy and Food Security"" |
""3.4 Sustainability""""3.4.1 Putting ecosystems into the planning""; |
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""3.5 Finding Efficient Driving Forces""; ""3.6 Chapter Summary""; ""3.7 More to Read""; ""Part II: Water vs. climate, population, energy, food and land use""; ""4. Climate change""; ""4.1 Global Warming""; ""4.1.1 Intergovernmental panel on climate change - IPCC""; ""4.1.2 Other works to address climate change""; ""4.1.3 The oceans""; ""4.1.4 Arctic areas and Antarctica""; ""4.1.5 Signs in nature""; ""4.1.6 Impact on water resources""; ""4.2 Climate Change Impact on Weather"" |
""4.2.1 Risks of extreme events and disasters""""4.2.2 Economic losses related to weather""; ""4.2.3 Extreme weather events""; ""4.2.4 The tipping point""; ""4.3 Climate Change Impact on Energy""; ""4.3.1 Climate impact on energy production""; ""4.3.2 Climate impact on energy demand""; ""4.3.3 Building more climate resilient energy""; ""4.4 Climate Meetings""; ""4.4.1 Kyoto 1997""; ""4.4.2 Copenhagen 2009 - Cancún 2010 - Durban 2011""; ""4.4.3 Warsaw 2013""; ""4.4.4 IPCC meeting in Stockholm 2013""; ""4.4.5 New York 2014 - Beijing 2014""; ""4.4.6 The emission gap"" |
""4.5 Recent Climate Actions""""4.5.1 European Union""; ""4.5.2 United States""; ""4.5.3 Climate actions in some other countries""; ""4.6 The Greenhouse Effect""; ""4.6.1 Greenhouse gas emissions""; ""4.6.2 Early discovery of global warming""; ""4.7 The Greenhouse Gases""; ""4.7.1 Carbon dioxide""; ""4.7.2 Methane""; ""4.7.3 Nitrous oxide""; ""4.7.4 Artificial gases""; ""4.8 The Global Warming Potential""; ""4.8.1 Estimating global warming potential""; ""4.9 Frugality""; ""4.9.1 Efficiency""; ""4.10 Chapter Summary - The Urgency""; ""4.11 Recommended Reading"" |
""4.11.1 A note on Svante Arrhenius, a GHG pioneer"" |
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