03185nam 2200637Ia 450 991079259830332120230725023515.01-136-54271-X1-282-61737-097866126173791-84977-491-9(CKB)2670000000018805(EBL)517185(OCoLC)609863811(SSID)ssj0000359391(PQKBManifestationID)11273514(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359391(PQKBWorkID)10326519(PQKB)11547877(OCoLC)659561241(MiAaPQ)EBC517185(Au-PeEL)EBL517185(CaPaEBR)ebr10392046(CaONFJC)MIL261737(EXLCZ)99267000000001880520090825d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnergy and the new reality1Energy efficiency and the demand for energy services[electronic resource] /L.D. Danny HarveyLondon ;Sterling, VA Earthscan20101 online resource (673 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84971-072-4 1-84407-912-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 SystemsChapter 10 Energy Demand ScenariosChapter 11 Policies to Reduce the Demand for Energy; Appendices; References; IndexReducing 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 fuEnergy conservationEnergy consumptionClimatic changesPreventionEnergy conservation.Energy consumption.Climatic changesPrevention.333.79Harvey Leslie Daryl Danny1956-880679MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792598303321Energy and the new reality3726795UNINA