02819nam 2200721 a 450 991101977530332120250220001643.09786612884313978352763361635276336189781282884311128288431X978352763359335276335969783527633609352763360X(CKB)2670000000056336(EBL)602641(OCoLC)695561470(SSID)ssj0000517968(PQKBManifestationID)11333236(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517968(PQKBWorkID)10504072(PQKB)11585527(MiAaPQ)EBC602641(Perlego)1009659(EXLCZ)99267000000005633620120111d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrEnergy for a sustainable world from the oil age to a sun-powered future /Nicola Armaroli and Vincenzo Balzani2nd ed.Weinheim, Germany Wiley-VCH20111 online resource (392 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9783527325405 3527325409 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Living on spaceship Earth -- pt. 2. Fossil fuels -- pt. 3. Nuclear energy -- pt. 4. Renewable energies -- pt. 5. Energy carriers -- pt. 6. Scenarios for a sustainable future.An easy read, balancing the pros and cons, this book surveys the energy issue from a broad scientific perspective while considering environmental, economic, and social factors. It explains the basic concepts, provides a historical overview of energy resources, assesses our unsustainable energy system based on fossil fuels, and shows that the energy crisis is not only a tough challenge, but also an unprecedented opportunity to become more concerned about the world in which we live and the society we have built up. By outlining the alternatives for today and the future, it gives an extensive oveEnergy industriesPower resourcesEnergy consumptionEnergy policySustainable developmentEnergy industries.Power resources.Energy consumption.Energy policy.Sustainable development.333.79Armaroli Nicola1966-447979Balzani Vincenzo1936-321150MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019775303321Energy for a sustainable world4416465UNINA03782nam 22007213u 450 991096163030332120240515235515.09781452248943145224894X(CKB)2550000001194189(EBL)1598437(SSID)ssj0001113170(PQKBManifestationID)12491974(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113170(PQKBWorkID)11166487(PQKB)11400924(MiAaPQ)EBC1598437(EXLCZ)99255000000119418920140127d1996|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrScientific and Technical Communication Theory, Practice, and Policy1st ed.Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications19961 online resource (432 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781322423425 1322423423 9780761903208 0761903208 Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - The Rhetoric; Chapter 1 - Scientific and Technical Communication in Context; Chapter 2 - Reading Scientific and Technical Texts; Chapter 3 - Writing Scientific and Technical Texts; Chapter 4 - Understanding Audiences; Chapter 5 - Language, Persuasion, and Argument; Chapter 6 - Participation and Policy; Part II - The Reader; Introduction to Chapter 7; Chapter 7 - Putting People Back into the Business of Science: Constituting a National Forum for Setting the Research Agenda; Introduction to Chapter 8Chapter 8 - Textual Technologies: New Literary Forms and ReflexivityIntroduction to Chapter 9; Chapter 9 - Science and Communication: Beyond Form and Content; Introduction to Chapter 10; Chapter 10 - Migrating across Disciplinary Boundaries: The Case of David Raup's and John Sepkoski's Periodicity Papers; Introduction to Chapter 11; Chapter 11 - Challenging High-Tech War: Surgical Strike or Collateral Damage?; Introduction to Chapter 12; Chapter 12 - Restructuring Demand for Scientific Expertise; Index; About the AuthorsIntegrating multidisciplinary perspectives on the relation of rhetoric, science, technology and public policy-making to the process and product of technical communication, this textbook reformulates the issues raised by science and technology studies (STS) within the context of technical communication. The first part of the book provides a summary, critique and alternative to recent theoretical perspectives developed in the rhetoric of science and the sociology of scientific knowledge. Part Two applies these critical alternatives to the traditional practices of scientific and technicScientific and Technical CommunicationCommunication of technical informationMetaphorTechnical writingCommunication in scienceCommunication of technical informationPhysical Sciences & MathematicsHILCCSciences - GeneralHILCCCommunication of technical information.Metaphor.Technical writing.Communication in science.Communication of technical information.Physical Sciences & MathematicsSciences - General601./4601.4Collier James H1854325Toomey David1956-Collier James HAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910961630303321Scientific and Technical Communication4451448UNINA