Electric water [[electronic resource] ] : the emerging revolution in water and energy / / Christopher C. Swan |
Autore | Swan Christopher C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.794 |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development
Renewable energy sources Environmental engineering - Technological innovations Sustainable engineering |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-46522-8
1-55092-349-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 In Light of Water; 2 A Wealth of Energy and Water for All; 3 Less is More of Something Else; 4 Power from a Crystal as Thin as Paint; 5 From Light to Water; 6 Distribution by Rain; 7 One Water and Energy System; 8 Light Mobility; 9 Making Things by Light; 10 Restoration, Renewal and Rebalancing; 11 Blood, Water and Crystals; 12 Gold in the Sun; 13 Let There be Light; 14 Crystal Light and Living Waters; Resources; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454605303321 |
Swan Christopher C | ||
Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electric water : the emerging revolution in water and energy / / Christopher C. Swan |
Autore | Swan Christopher C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, Canada : , : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
Disciplina | 333.794 |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development
Renewable energy sources Environmental engineering - Technological innovations Sustainable engineering |
ISBN |
1-282-46522-8
1-55092-349-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 In Light of Water; 2 A Wealth of Energy and Water for All; 3 Less is More of Something Else; 4 Power from a Crystal as Thin as Paint; 5 From Light to Water; 6 Distribution by Rain; 7 One Water and Energy System; 8 Light Mobility; 9 Making Things by Light; 10 Restoration, Renewal and Rebalancing; 11 Blood, Water and Crystals; 12 Gold in the Sun; 13 Let There be Light; 14 Crystal Light and Living Waters; Resources; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782523003321 |
Swan Christopher C | ||
Gabriola Island, Canada : , : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electric water : the emerging revolution in water and energy / / Christopher C. Swan |
Autore | Swan Christopher C |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
Disciplina | 333.794 |
Soggetto topico |
Energy development
Renewable energy sources Environmental engineering - Technological innovations Sustainable engineering |
ISBN |
1-282-46522-8
1-55092-349-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 In Light of Water; 2 A Wealth of Energy and Water for All; 3 Less is More of Something Else; 4 Power from a Crystal as Thin as Paint; 5 From Light to Water; 6 Distribution by Rain; 7 One Water and Energy System; 8 Light Mobility; 9 Making Things by Light; 10 Restoration, Renewal and Rebalancing; 11 Blood, Water and Crystals; 12 Gold in the Sun; 13 Let There be Light; 14 Crystal Light and Living Waters; Resources; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827526903321 |
Swan Christopher C | ||
Gabriola Island, Canada, : New Society | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Macro-projects [[electronic resource] ] : environment and technology / / Alexander Bolonkin and Richard Brook Cathcart (editor) |
Autore | Bolonkin Alexander |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publisher, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 620/.41 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CathcartRichard Brook |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering - Technological innovations
Large scale systems Sustainable engineering - Technological innovations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-60876-523-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452170303321 |
Bolonkin Alexander | ||
New York, : Nova Science Publisher, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Macro-projects [[electronic resource] ] : environment and technology / / Alexander Bolonkin and Richard Brook Cathcart (editor) |
Autore | Bolonkin Alexander |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publisher, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 620/.41 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CathcartRichard Brook |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering - Technological innovations
Large scale systems Sustainable engineering - Technological innovations |
ISBN | 1-60876-523-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779518003321 |
Bolonkin Alexander | ||
New York, : Nova Science Publisher, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Macro-projects [[electronic resource] ] : environment and technology / / Alexander Bolonkin and Richard Brook Cathcart (editor) |
Autore | Bolonkin Alexander |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publisher, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 620/.41 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CathcartRichard Brook |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering - Technological innovations
Large scale systems Sustainable engineering - Technological innovations |
ISBN | 1-60876-523-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824756103321 |
Bolonkin Alexander | ||
New York, : Nova Science Publisher, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology and Environment [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Staff National Academy of Engineering |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : National Academies Press, 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse H
SlodevichHedy E |
Soggetto topico |
Electronic books. -- local
Environmental engineering -- Technological innovations Environmental protection Environmental engineering - Technological innovations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-21179-2
9786610211791 0-309-58306-3 0-585-02271-2 |
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-9910456031203321 |
Staff National Academy of Engineering | ||
Washington, : National Academies Press, 1989 | ||
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 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : National Academies Press, , 1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 221 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AusubelJesse H
SlodevichHedy E |
Soggetto topico |
Electronic books
Environmental engineering - Technological innovations Environmental protection |
ISBN |
1-280-21179-2
9786610211791 0-309-58306-3 0-585-02271-2 |
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-9910778611303321 |
Washington : , : National Academies Press, , 1989 | ||
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 |
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 |
1-280-21179-2
9786610211791 0-309-58306-3 0-585-02271-2 |
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-9910826931903321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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