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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808400303321

Titolo

Handbook of energy . Volume I Diagrams, charts, and tables / / edited by Cutler J. Cleveland, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Christopher Morris, Morris Books, Escondido, California, USA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2013

Waltham, MA : , : Elsevier, , 2013

ISBN

1-78402-340-X

0-08-091457-8

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 1018 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Handbook of energy ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources

Power resources

Energy consumption

Energy harvesting

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.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Sources -- pt. 2. Foundations -- pt. 3. Applications -- pt. 4. Impacts -- pt. 5. Correlations.

Sommario/riassunto

Handbook of Energy, Volume I: Diagrams, Charts, and Tables provides comprehensive, organized coverage on all phases of energy and its role in society, including its social, economic, political, historical, and environmental aspects. While there is a wealth of information about energy available, it is spread across many books, journals, and websites and it tends to target either a particular form of energy or a specific audience. Handbook of Energy provides a central repository of information that meets diverse user communities. It focuses on visual, graphic, and tabular inform