China's past, China's future : energy, food, environment / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 232 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 304.2/8/0951 |
Collana | Critical Asian scholarship China's past, China's future |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources - China
Food supply - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-37769-X
0-415-31498-4 1-280-06332-7 0-203-56320-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | China's Biophysical Foundations -- My Chinese Experiences -- Challenges Of Understanding -- Interdisciplinary Perspectives -- Energy -- Half a Century Of Advances -- Continuing Importance Of Traditional Energies -- A Failed Strategy -- From A New Saudi Arabia To Concerns About Oil Security -- A Remarkable Shift In Energy Intensities -- Food -- The World's Greatest Famine -- From Subsistence To Satiety -- Dietary Transitions -- Nitrogen In China's Agriculture -- Can China Feed Itself? -- Environment -- Attitudes And Constraints -- The First Of The Five Elements -- China's Environment And Security -- Cost Of China's Environmental Change -- Megaprojects And China's Environment -- Looking Ahead By Looking Back -- Failed Forecasts -- Contending Trends. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450701803321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China's past, China's future : energy, food, environment / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 232 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 304.2/8/0951 |
Collana | Critical Asian scholarship China's past, China's future |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources - China
Food supply - China |
ISBN |
1-134-37768-1
1-134-37769-X 0-415-31498-4 1-280-06332-7 0-203-56320-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | China's Biophysical Foundations -- My Chinese Experiences -- Challenges Of Understanding -- Interdisciplinary Perspectives -- Energy -- Half a Century Of Advances -- Continuing Importance Of Traditional Energies -- A Failed Strategy -- From A New Saudi Arabia To Concerns About Oil Security -- A Remarkable Shift In Energy Intensities -- Food -- The World's Greatest Famine -- From Subsistence To Satiety -- Dietary Transitions -- Nitrogen In China's Agriculture -- Can China Feed Itself? -- Environment -- Attitudes And Constraints -- The First Of The Five Elements -- China's Environment And Security -- Cost Of China's Environmental Change -- Megaprojects And China's Environment -- Looking Ahead By Looking Back -- Failed Forecasts -- Contending Trends. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777472203321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China's past, China's future : energy, food, environment / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 232 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 304.2/8/0951 |
Collana | Critical Asian scholarship China's past, China's future |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources - China
Food supply - China |
ISBN |
1-134-37768-1
1-134-37769-X 0-415-31498-4 1-280-06332-7 0-203-56320-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | China's Biophysical Foundations -- My Chinese Experiences -- Challenges Of Understanding -- Interdisciplinary Perspectives -- Energy -- Half a Century Of Advances -- Continuing Importance Of Traditional Energies -- A Failed Strategy -- From A New Saudi Arabia To Concerns About Oil Security -- A Remarkable Shift In Energy Intensities -- Food -- The World's Greatest Famine -- From Subsistence To Satiety -- Dietary Transitions -- Nitrogen In China's Agriculture -- Can China Feed Itself? -- Environment -- Attitudes And Constraints -- The First Of The Five Elements -- China's Environment And Security -- Cost Of China's Environmental Change -- Megaprojects And China's Environment -- Looking Ahead By Looking Back -- Failed Forecasts -- Contending Trends. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820787803321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating the twentieth century [[electronic resource] ] : technical innovations of 1867-1914 and their lasting impact / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 609/.034 |
Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - History - 19th century
Technological innovations - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-19691-6
0-19-803774-0 1-4237-3394-0 9786611196912 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Units and Abbreviations; 1 The Great Inheritance; 2 The Age of Electricity; 3 Internal Combustion Engines; 4 New Materials and New Syntheses; 5 Communication and Information; 6 A New Civilization; 7 Contemporary Perceptions; References; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465746003321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating the twentieth century [[electronic resource] ] : technical innovations of 1867-1914 and their lasting impact / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 609/.034 |
Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - History - 19th century
Technological innovations - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
0-19-988341-6
1-281-19691-6 0-19-803774-0 1-4237-3394-0 9786611196912 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Units and Abbreviations; 1 The Great Inheritance; 2 The Age of Electricity; 3 Internal Combustion Engines; 4 New Materials and New Syntheses; 5 Communication and Information; 6 A New Civilization; 7 Contemporary Perceptions; References; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792264403321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating the twentieth century : technical innovations of 1867-1914 and their lasting impact / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 609/.034 |
Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - History - 19th century
Technological innovations - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
0-19-988341-6
1-281-19691-6 0-19-803774-0 1-4237-3394-0 9786611196912 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Units and Abbreviations; 1 The Great Inheritance; 2 The Age of Electricity; 3 Internal Combustion Engines; 4 New Materials and New Syntheses; 5 Communication and Information; 6 A New Civilization; 7 Contemporary Perceptions; References; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820079503321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy transitions : global and national perspectives / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.79 |
Soggetto topico |
Power resources
Renewable energy sources |
ISBN |
979-84-00-64612-6
979-82-16-07974-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Previous works by Vaclav Smil -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the New Edition -- Introduction: The Book's Raison d'Être -- Chapter 1. Energy Systems: Their Basic Properties -- Resources and Prime Movers -- Conversions and Uses -- Infrastructures and Impacts -- Chapter 2. Energy Transitions: Universal Patterns -- Processes and Paces: Complexities of Energy Transitions -- Grand Fuel Sequence: From Biomass to Coal and Hydrocarbons -- A New Quality: Generation of Electricity -- History of Prime Movers: From Muscles to Machines -- Quantifying the Transitions: Uncertainties and Trends -- Chapter 3. National Transitions: Commonalities and Particularities -- United Kingdom and France: Great European Powers -- Netherlands and Sweden: Very Different Experiences -- United States and Russia: Energy Superpowers -- Japan and China: Asia's Leaders -- Changing Patterns: Commonalities and Exceptions -- Chapter 4. Decarbonization: Progress So Far -- Slow Gains: Relative Global Decarbonization -- Inadequate Shifts: Hydrocarbons and Primary Electricity -- New Renewables: Solar Energy and Wind Electricity -- Modern Biofuels: Electricity and Liquids -- National Trajectories: Aspirations and Accomplishments -- Chapter 5. Looking Ahead: Possibilities and Constraints -- Long-term Forecasts: Past Failures and New Visions -- Climate Change Challenge: How Much More CO2 Can We Emit? -- Indispensable Fossil Fuels: Steel, Cement, Ammonia, and Plastics -- Pace of Transitions: Innovations, Inertia, and Surprises -- Realistic Anticipations: More Than a Great Transition -- Chapter 6. Recapitulations -- Appendices -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148688103321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global catastrophes and trends [[electronic resource] ] : the next fifty years / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental risk assessment
Natural disasters |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-262-28387-5
1-4356-5499-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454176103321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global catastrophes and trends : the next 50 years / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34 |
Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Environmental risk assessment |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
ISBN |
0-262-29162-2
0-262-28387-5 1-4356-5499-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782147903321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global catastrophes and trends : the next 50 years / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34 |
Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Environmental risk assessment |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
ISBN |
0-262-29162-2
0-262-28387-5 1-4356-5499-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818420903321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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