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Cities and their vital systems [[electronic resource] ] : infrastructure past, present, and future / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Robert Herman, editors ; National Academy of Engineering
| Cities and their vital systems [[electronic resource] ] : infrastructure past, present, and future / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Robert Herman, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse
HermanRobert |
| Collana | Series on technology and social priorities |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States - Growth
Infrastructure (Economics) - United States Public works - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21503-8
9786610215034 0-309-55516-7 0-585-14248-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cities and Their Vital Systems""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Cities and Infrastructure: Synthesis and Perspectives""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Dynamic Characterization of Cities""; ""EVOLUTION OF A CITY""; ""COMPARISON OF CITIES""; ""DATA COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION""; ""Statistical Analysis""; ""Data Presentation and Results""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A SELECTED STUDY VARIABLES: EXPLANATORY NOTES""; ""APPENDIX B CHARACTERISTICS OF EIGHT U.S. CITIES (ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES)""; ""3 How Cities Grew in the Western World: A Systems Approach""
""A DUAL MODEL OF URBAN SYSTEMS: ECONOMIC EXCHANGE AND SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONS""""THE DYNAMICS OF GROWTH AND CHANGE""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Urban Systems and Historical Path Dependence""; ""THE EVOLUTION OF LOCATIONAL PATTERNS: THREE MODELS""; ""Model I. Pure Necessity: Location under Independent Preferences""; ""Model 2. Pure Chance: Location by Spin-Off""; ""Model 3. Chance and Necessity: Location under Agglomeration Economies""; ""PATH-DEPENDENCE AND CONVEXITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 An Economic Model of Urban Growth"" ""REFERENCES""""APPENDIX""; ""6 Growth of U.S. Cities and Recent Trends in Urban Real Estate Values""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE LESSONS FROM GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY""; ""PAYING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEW SERVICE ECONOMY""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE LOCAL SCALE""; ""HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING UNITS IN THE LARGEST CITIES""; ""Socioeconomic Status of Households""; ""Stage in the Household Life Cycle""; ""Race and Ethnicity""; ""SOCIAL STATUS AND HOUSING VALUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS""; ""Chicago""; ""Los Angeles""; ""New York City"" ""COMPARING CENTRAL CITY AND METROPOLITAN AREA HOUSING VALUES""""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 Infrastructures for Movement: Past and Future""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""Case 1: The Malthusian Population""; ""Case 2: One-to-One Competition""; ""Case 3: Multiple Competition""; ""AIR TRANSPORT""; ""1995 AND BEYOND""; ""MOVING ENERGY""; ""Coal""; ""Oil""; ""Natural Gas""; ""Nuclear Energy""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Special Cases: The Malthusian Case""; ""One-to-One Competition Case""; ""Multiple Competition Case"" ""8 Dynamics and Replacement of U.S. Transport Infrastructures""""TRANSPORTATION""; ""Aircraft""; ""The Automobile""; ""Railroads""; ""Canals""; ""Transport Infrastructure""; ""PRIMARY ENERGY""; ""Energy Consumption""; ""Energy Substitution""; ""Crude Oil and Natural Gas Transport""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Estimation Methods for the Logistic Growth Function""; ""The Technological Substitution Models and Parameter Estimates""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""9 Air Traffic Congestion: Problems and Prospects""; ""CAUSES OF AIRPORT CONGESTION""; ""PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT"" ""10 Combining Communications and Computing: Telematics Infrastructures"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455916103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities and their vital systems : infrastructure past, present, and future / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Robert Herman, editors ; National Academy of Engineering
| Cities and their vital systems : infrastructure past, present, and future / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Robert Herman, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse
HermanRobert |
| Collana | Series on technology and social priorities |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States - Growth
Infrastructure (Economics) - United States Public works - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-21503-8
9786610215034 0-309-55516-7 0-585-14248-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cities and Their Vital Systems""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Cities and Infrastructure: Synthesis and Perspectives""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Dynamic Characterization of Cities""; ""EVOLUTION OF A CITY""; ""COMPARISON OF CITIES""; ""DATA COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION""; ""Statistical Analysis""; ""Data Presentation and Results""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A SELECTED STUDY VARIABLES: EXPLANATORY NOTES""; ""APPENDIX B CHARACTERISTICS OF EIGHT U.S. CITIES (ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES)""; ""3 How Cities Grew in the Western World: A Systems Approach""
""A DUAL MODEL OF URBAN SYSTEMS: ECONOMIC EXCHANGE AND SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONS"" ""THE DYNAMICS OF GROWTH AND CHANGE""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Urban Systems and Historical Path Dependence""; ""THE EVOLUTION OF LOCATIONAL PATTERNS: THREE MODELS""; ""Model I. Pure Necessity: Location under Independent Preferences""; ""Model 2. Pure Chance: Location by Spin-Off""; ""Model 3. Chance and Necessity: Location under Agglomeration Economies""; ""PATH-DEPENDENCE AND CONVEXITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 An Economic Model of Urban Growth"" ""REFERENCES"" ""APPENDIX""; ""6 Growth of U.S. Cities and Recent Trends in Urban Real Estate Values""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE LESSONS FROM GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY""; ""PAYING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEW SERVICE ECONOMY""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE LOCAL SCALE""; ""HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING UNITS IN THE LARGEST CITIES""; ""Socioeconomic Status of Households""; ""Stage in the Household Life Cycle""; ""Race and Ethnicity""; ""SOCIAL STATUS AND HOUSING VALUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS""; ""Chicago""; ""Los Angeles""; ""New York City"" ""COMPARING CENTRAL CITY AND METROPOLITAN AREA HOUSING VALUES""""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 Infrastructures for Movement: Past and Future""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""Case 1: The Malthusian Population""; ""Case 2: One-to-One Competition""; ""Case 3: Multiple Competition""; ""AIR TRANSPORT""; ""1995 AND BEYOND""; ""MOVING ENERGY""; ""Coal""; ""Oil""; ""Natural Gas""; ""Nuclear Energy""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Special Cases: The Malthusian Case""; ""One-to-One Competition Case""; ""Multiple Competition Case"" ""8 Dynamics and Replacement of U.S. Transport Infrastructures"" ""TRANSPORTATION""; ""Aircraft""; ""The Automobile""; ""Railroads""; ""Canals""; ""Transport Infrastructure""; ""PRIMARY ENERGY""; ""Energy Consumption""; ""Energy Substitution""; ""Crude Oil and Natural Gas Transport""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Estimation Methods for the Logistic Growth Function""; ""The Technological Substitution Models and Parameter Estimates""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""9 Air Traffic Congestion: Problems and Prospects""; ""CAUSES OF AIRPORT CONGESTION""; ""PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT""; ""10 Combining Communications and Computing: Telematics Infrastructures"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778782403321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Cities and their vital systems : infrastructure past, present, and future / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Robert Herman, editors ; National Academy of Engineering
| Cities and their vital systems : infrastructure past, present, and future / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Robert Herman, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse
HermanRobert |
| Collana | Series on technology and social priorities |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States - Growth
Infrastructure (Economics) - United States Public works - United States |
| ISBN |
9786610215034
9781280215032 1280215038 9780309555166 0309555167 9780585142487 0585142483 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cities and Their Vital Systems""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Cities and Infrastructure: Synthesis and Perspectives""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Dynamic Characterization of Cities""; ""EVOLUTION OF A CITY""; ""COMPARISON OF CITIES""; ""DATA COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION""; ""Statistical Analysis""; ""Data Presentation and Results""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A SELECTED STUDY VARIABLES: EXPLANATORY NOTES""; ""APPENDIX B CHARACTERISTICS OF EIGHT U.S. CITIES (ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES)""; ""3 How Cities Grew in the Western World: A Systems Approach""
""A DUAL MODEL OF URBAN SYSTEMS: ECONOMIC EXCHANGE AND SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONS"" ""THE DYNAMICS OF GROWTH AND CHANGE""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Urban Systems and Historical Path Dependence""; ""THE EVOLUTION OF LOCATIONAL PATTERNS: THREE MODELS""; ""Model I. Pure Necessity: Location under Independent Preferences""; ""Model 2. Pure Chance: Location by Spin-Off""; ""Model 3. Chance and Necessity: Location under Agglomeration Economies""; ""PATH-DEPENDENCE AND CONVEXITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 An Economic Model of Urban Growth"" ""REFERENCES"" ""APPENDIX""; ""6 Growth of U.S. Cities and Recent Trends in Urban Real Estate Values""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE LESSONS FROM GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY""; ""PAYING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEW SERVICE ECONOMY""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE LOCAL SCALE""; ""HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING UNITS IN THE LARGEST CITIES""; ""Socioeconomic Status of Households""; ""Stage in the Household Life Cycle""; ""Race and Ethnicity""; ""SOCIAL STATUS AND HOUSING VALUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS""; ""Chicago""; ""Los Angeles""; ""New York City"" ""COMPARING CENTRAL CITY AND METROPOLITAN AREA HOUSING VALUES""""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 Infrastructures for Movement: Past and Future""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""Case 1: The Malthusian Population""; ""Case 2: One-to-One Competition""; ""Case 3: Multiple Competition""; ""AIR TRANSPORT""; ""1995 AND BEYOND""; ""MOVING ENERGY""; ""Coal""; ""Oil""; ""Natural Gas""; ""Nuclear Energy""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Special Cases: The Malthusian Case""; ""One-to-One Competition Case""; ""Multiple Competition Case"" ""8 Dynamics and Replacement of U.S. Transport Infrastructures"" ""TRANSPORTATION""; ""Aircraft""; ""The Automobile""; ""Railroads""; ""Canals""; ""Transport Infrastructure""; ""PRIMARY ENERGY""; ""Energy Consumption""; ""Energy Substitution""; ""Crude Oil and Natural Gas Transport""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""APPENDIX""; ""Estimation Methods for the Logistic Growth Function""; ""The Technological Substitution Models and Parameter Estimates""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""9 Air Traffic Congestion: Problems and Prospects""; ""CAUSES OF AIRPORT CONGESTION""; ""PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT""; ""10 Combining Communications and Computing: Telematics Infrastructures"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970118903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lasers [[electronic resource] ] : invention to application / / John R. Whinnery, symposium chairman ; Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, editors ; National Academy of Engineering
| Lasers [[electronic resource] ] : invention to application / / John R. Whinnery, symposium chairman ; Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 134 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WhinneryJohn R
AusubelJesse LangfordH. Dale |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers
Photonics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-22161-5
9786610221615 0-309-59471-5 0-585-14390-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455430103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lasers [[electronic resource] ] : invention to application / / John R. Whinnery, symposium chairman ; Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, editors ; National Academy of Engineering
| Lasers [[electronic resource] ] : invention to application / / John R. Whinnery, symposium chairman ; Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 134 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WhinneryJohn R
AusubelJesse LangfordH. Dale |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers
Photonics |
| ISBN |
1-280-22161-5
9786610221615 0-309-59471-5 0-585-14390-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The laser -- still young at 25? / Anthony E. Siegman -- Lasers in modern industries / Anthony J. DeMaria -- Lasers in communications and information processing / C. Kumar N. Patel -- Lasers in medicine / Rodney Perkins -- Lasers in science / Arthur L. Schawlow -- Interactions between the science and technology of lasers / John R. Whinnery. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778711803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Lasers : invention to application / / John R. Whinnery, symposium chairman ; Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, editors ; National Academy of Engineering
| Lasers : invention to application / / John R. Whinnery, symposium chairman ; Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 134 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WhinneryJohn R
AusubelJesse LangfordH. Dale |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers
Photonics |
| ISBN |
9786610221615
9781280221613 1280221615 9780309594714 0309594715 9780585143903 0585143900 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The laser -- still young at 25? / Anthony E. Siegman -- Lasers in modern industries / Anthony J. DeMaria -- Lasers in communications and information processing / C. Kumar N. Patel -- Lasers in medicine / Rodney Perkins -- Lasers in science / Arthur L. Schawlow -- Interactions between the science and technology of lasers / John R. Whinnery. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910966150203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technological trajectories and the human environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford
| Technological trajectories and the human environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse
LangfordH. Dale |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental management
Technological innovations - Environmental aspects Power resources - Environmental aspects Materials - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-08112-8
9786612081125 0-309-52127-0 0-585-02645-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment""; ""Contents""; ""The Liberation of the Environment""; ""Time for a Change: On the Patterns of Diffusion of Innovation""; ""Population, Technology, and the Human Environment: A Thread Through Time""; ""How Much Land Can Ten Billion People Spare for Nature?""; ""Freeing Energy from Carbon""; ""Life-styles and the Environment: The Case of Energy""; ""Elektron: Electrical Systems in Retrospect and Prospect""; ""Materialization and Dematerialization: Measures and Trends""
""Toward the End of Waste: Reflections on a New Ecology of Industry""""Humans in Nature: Toward a Physiocentric Philosophy""; ""Sustaining the Human Environment: The Next Two Hundred Years""; ""Biographical Data""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456027903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Technological trajectories and the human environment / / editors, Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford
| Technological trajectories and the human environment / / editors, Jesse H. Ausubel, H. Dale Langford |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse
LangfordH. Dale |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental management
Technological innovations - Environmental aspects Power resources - Environmental aspects Materials - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
0-309-17678-6
1-282-08112-8 9786612081125 0-309-52127-0 0-585-02645-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment""; ""Contents""; ""The Liberation of the Environment""; ""Time for a Change: On the Patterns of Diffusion of Innovation""; ""Population, Technology, and the Human Environment: A Thread Through Time""; ""How Much Land Can Ten Billion People Spare for Nature?""; ""Freeing Energy from Carbon""; ""Life-styles and the Environment: The Case of Energy""; ""Elektron: Electrical Systems in Retrospect and Prospect""; ""Materialization and Dematerialization: Measures and Trends""
""Toward the End of Waste: Reflections on a New Ecology of Industry"" ""Humans in Nature: Toward a Physiocentric Philosophy""; ""Sustaining the Human Environment: The Next Two Hundred Years""; ""Biographical Data""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778763803321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Technological trajectories and the human environment / / edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford
| Technological trajectories and the human environment / / edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse
LangfordH. Dale |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental management
Technological innovations - Environmental aspects Power resources - Environmental aspects Materials - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
9786612081125
9780309176781 0309176786 9781282081123 1282081128 9780309521277 0309521270 9780585026459 0585026459 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment""; ""Contents""; ""The Liberation of the Environment""; ""Time for a Change: On the Patterns of Diffusion of Innovation""; ""Population, Technology, and the Human Environment: A Thread Through Time""; ""How Much Land Can Ten Billion People Spare for Nature?""; ""Freeing Energy from Carbon""; ""Life-styles and the Environment: The Case of Energy""; ""Elektron: Electrical Systems in Retrospect and Prospect""; ""Materialization and Dematerialization: Measures and Trends""
""Toward the End of Waste: Reflections on a New Ecology of Industry"" ""Humans in Nature: Toward a Physiocentric Philosophy""; ""Sustaining the Human Environment: The Next Two Hundred Years""; ""Biographical Data""; ""Index"" |
| Altri titoli varianti | Human environment |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960989703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology and environment / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Hedy E. Sladovich, editors ; National Academy of Engineering
| Technology and environment / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Hedy E. Sladovich, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 221 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse
SladovichHedy E |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering - Technological innovations
Environmental protection |
| ISBN |
9786610211791
9781280211799 1280211792 9780309583060 0309583063 9780585022710 0585022712 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Technology and Environment: An Overview""; ""FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSIS""; ""SOME SOLUTIONS""; ""SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES""; ""CONCLUDING THOUGHTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 Frameworks for Analysis""; ""Industrial Metabolism""; ""MASS FLOWS AND WASTE EMISSIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WASTE RESIDUALS""; ""EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES""; ""EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS AND GAIA""; ""APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS-BALANCE PRINCIPLES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX""
""The Biosphere as a Materials-Transformation System"" ""Industrial Transformation Processes""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Dematerialization""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Regularities in Technological Development: An Environmental View""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Promise of Technological Solutions""; ""Meeting the Near-Term Challenge for Power Plants""; ""THE ROLE OF ELECTRICITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY""; ""IMPACTS OF REGULATIONS""; ""TRENDS IN EFFICIENCY""; ""CLEAN POWER FROM COAL""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL WARMING"" ""CONCLUSION"" ""REFERENCES""; ""Advanced Fossil Fuel Systems and Beyond""; ""THE MYTH OF ''RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES""""; ""NATURAL GAS: A BRIDGE TO THE POSTFOSSIL AGE?""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""BEYOND THE FOSSIL AGE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Protecting the Ozone Layer: A Perspective from Industry""; ""ORIGINS OF CONCERN""; ""ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY""; ""PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS""; ""INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS""; ""RENEWED CONTROL EFFORTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP""; ""A HISTORIC INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT""; ""CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES"" ""3 Social and Institutional Aspects"" ""The Rise and Fall of Environmental Expertise""; ""OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES""; ""THE REAL WORLD OF DECISIONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""Environmental Issues: Implications for Engineering Design and Education""; ""REGULATORY TRENDS""; ""A CHALLENGE TO ENGINEERING""; ""DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE PROCESSES AND PLANTS""; ""RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Engineering Our Way Out of Endless Environmental Crises"" ""ENVIRONMENTAL ENDS, TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS"" ""CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASTE TECHNOLOGY""; ""LEAVING THE END-OF-PIPE APPROACH""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Paradox of Technological Development""; ""SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY""; ""A CASE IN POINT: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT""; ""ADDRESSING GLOBAL WARMING AS A GLOBAL PROBLEM""; ""ONE COURSE OF ACTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY""; ""ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE: WHAT NEXT?""; ""COOPERATION FOR THE FUTURE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Contributors"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910971021203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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