Energy futures and urban air pollution [[electronic resource] ] : challenges for China and the United States / / National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.532
• Soggetto topico: Air - Pollution - China; Air - Pollution - United States; Carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects - China; Carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects - United States; Sulfur dioxide - Environmental aspects - China; Sulfur dioxide - Environmental aspects - United States; Urban pollution - China; Urban pollution - United States; Energy policy - China; Energy policy - United States
• Note generali: "In collaboration with Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-346).
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Energy Resources""; ""3 Air Pollution: Sources, Impacts, and Effects""; ""4 Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks""; ""5 Energy Intensity and Energy Efficiency""; ""6 Coal Combustion and Pollution Control""; ""7 Renewable Energy Resources""; ""8 The Pittsburgh Experience""; ""9 The Huainan Experience""; ""10 The Los Angeles Experience""; ""11 The Dalian Experience""; ""12 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes"" ; ""Appendix A: Web-Based Resources on Energy and Air Quality""""Appendix B: Alternative Energy Resources""; ""Appendix C: Summary of PM Source-Apportionment Studies in China""; ""Appendix D: Energy Conversion""
• Titolo autorizzato: Energy futures and urban air pollution
• ISBN: 0-309-17883-5; 1-281-20937-6; 9786611209377; 0-309-11141-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778250603321
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