The geopolitics of global energy : the new cost of plenty / / edited by Timothy C. Lehmann

• Pubblicazione: Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Disciplina: 333.79
• Soggetto topico: Energy development - Political aspects; Energy security - Political aspects; Energy industries - Political aspects; Geopolitics
• Persona (resp. second.): LehmannTimothy C.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- 1 The Geopolitics of Global Energy -- 2 The Changing Geopolitics of Oil and Gas -- 3 Oil’s New Reality -- 4 Oil Elites and Transnational Alliances -- 5 The Scramble for Arctic Oil and Natural Gas -- 6 The US Energy Complex: The Price of Independence -- 7 China’s Resource Drive into the South China Sea -- 8 Germany’s Transition to Renewable Energy -- 9 Energy Transitions in Japan -- 10 The New Cost of Plenty -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
• Sommario/riassunto: In the all-encompassing energy realm, powerful state and private actors determine which of the world's many energy resources are developed . and how societies are molded to accommodate those decisions. The authors of The Geopolitics of Global Energy delve into the energy realm, identifying the infrastructure investments of today that are shaping the use patterns and political dependencies of tomorrow. They explore as well, the prospects for change to more sustainable and democratically accountable forms of energy.
• Titolo autorizzato: The geopolitics of global energy
• ISBN: 1-62637-649-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792705203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II