1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910583583703321

Titolo

Schizophrenia / / Schizophrenia International Research Society

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Nature Publishing Group UK, , 2022

ISSN

2754-6993

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

157.205

Soggetti

Schizophrenia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968671103321

Autore

Harvey Leslie Daryl Danny <1956->

Titolo

Energy and the new reality . 1 Energy efficiency and the demand for energy services / / 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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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