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UNINA9910808184803321 |
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Autore |
Gonzalez George A. <1969-> |
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Titolo |
Energy and empire [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of nuclear and solar power in the United States / / George A. Gonzalez |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (178 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Energy policy - United States |
Environmental policy - United States |
Nuclear energy - Government policy - United States |
Solar energy - Government policy - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Reveals the role played by political and economic elites in the privileging of civilian commercial nuclear energy over other options, such as solar, in the United States after 1945. |
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