Energy and empire [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of nuclear and solar power in the United States / / George A. Gonzalez
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.792/30973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Energy policy - United States |
| Environmental policy - United States | |
| Nuclear energy - Government policy - United States | |
| Solar energy - Government policy - United States | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Energy and empire |
| ISBN: | 1-4384-4296-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808184803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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