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Energy

What Everyone Needs to Know®

By: Jose Goldemberg

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Energy

What Everyone Needs to Know®

By: Jose Goldemberg

Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy makers, economists, environmentalists, and industry as they consider which technologies to invest in, how to promote use of renewable energy sources, and how to plan for dwindling reserves of non-renewable energy. In Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, José Goldemberg, a nuclear physicist who has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the world's top "leaders and visionaries on the environment," takes readers through the basics of the world energy system, its problems, and the technical as well as non-technical solutions to the most pressing energy problems. Addressing the issues in a Q-and-A format, Goldemberg answers such questions as: What are wind, wave, and geothermal energy? What are the problems of nuclear waste disposal? What is acid rain? What is the greenhouse gas effect? What is Carbon Capture and Storage? What are smart grids? What is the Kyoto Protocol? What is "cap and trade"? The book sheds light on the role of population growth in energy consumption, renewable energy resources, the amount of available energy reserves (and when they will run out), geopolitical issues, environmental problems, the frequency of environmental disasters, energy efficiency, new technologies, and solutions to changing consumption patterns. It will be the first place to look for information on the vital topic of energy. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.

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0199942730

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Energy, Environment and Development

By: Jose Goldemberg,Oswaldo Lucon

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Energy, Environment and Development

By: Jose Goldemberg,Oswaldo Lucon

The relationship between energy and the environment has been the basis of many studies over the years, as has the relationship between energy and development, yet both of these approaches may produce distortions. In the first edition of this book, Professor Goldemberg pioneered the study of all three elements in relation to one another. With contributions from Oswaldo Lucon, this second edition has been expanded and updated to cover how energy is related to the major challenges of sustainability faced by the world today. The book starts by conceptualizing energy, and then relates it to human activities, to existing natural resources and to development indicators. It then covers the main environmental problems, their causes and possible solutions. Disaggregating national populations by income and by how different income groups consume energy, the authors identify the differences between local, regional and global environmental impacts, and can thus ascertain who is responsible for them. Finally, they discuss general and specific policies to promote sustainable development in energy. New coverage is included of today's pressing issues, including security, environmental impact assessment and future climate change/renewable energy regimes. The authors also cover all major new international agreements and technological developments. Energy, Environment and Development is the result of many years of study and practical experience in policy formulation, discussion and implementation in these fields by the authors. Written in a technical yet accessible style, the book is aimed at students on a range of courses, as well as non-energy specialists who desire an overview of recent thought in the area.

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1136545875

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9781136545870

The World's Energy Supply: What Everyone Needs to Know

By: Jose Goldemberg,Charles D. Ferguson,Alex Prud'homme

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The World's Energy Supply: What Everyone Needs to Know

By: Jose Goldemberg,Charles D. Ferguson,Alex Prud'homme

The topic of energy is one of the most pressing issues across the globe. In this bundle, consisting of Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know, Nuclear Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know, and Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know, readers will explore everything from the the basic scientific concepts of energy to questions surrounding the specific ways we obtain it.

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0190269219

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Energy

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By: Jose Goldemberg

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What Everyone Needs to Know®

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0199812918

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Architectural Exaptation

When Function Follows Form

By: Alessandro Melis,Telmo Pievani,Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez

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Architectural Exaptation

When Function Follows Form

By: Alessandro Melis,Telmo Pievani,Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez

Architectural Exaptation: When Function Follows Form focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation. It presents exaptation as an opportunity to extend architectural design towards more sustainable approaches aimed at enforcing urban resilience. The use of exaptation’s definition in architecture supports the heuristic value of cross-disciplinary studies on biology and architecture, which seem even more relevant in times of global environmental crises. This book aims to make a critique of the pre-existing and extensive paternalistic literature. Exaptation will be described as a functional shift of a structure that already had a prior, but different, function. In architecture, a functional shift of a structure that already had a function may apply to forms of decorative elements embedded in architectural components, and to both change of function of tectonic elements and the change of use of an architectural space. The book is illustrated with examples from around the globe, including China, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, the USA and the UK, and looks at different civilizations and diverse historical periods, ranging from the urban to the architectural scale. Such examples highlight the potential and latent human creative capacity to change the use and functions, something that cities and buildings could consider when facing disturbances. Exaptation is shown as an alternative narrative to the simplifications of evolutionary puritanism. It also offers an innovative perspective and presents an opportunity to re-think the manner in which we design and redesign our cities. This book will be of interest to architecture, planning, urban design and biology researchers and students.

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100385026X

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9781003850267

Brain Injury Treatment

Theories and Practices

By: Jose Leon-Carrion,Klaus R. H. von Wild,George A. Zitnay

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Brain Injury Treatment

Theories and Practices

By: Jose Leon-Carrion,Klaus R. H. von Wild,George A. Zitnay

Explains the treatments used in brain injury rehabilitation and covers new methods of rehabilitation, including complementary medicine theories.

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1135420726

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9781135420727

Energy and the Environment

An Analytic Exploration of the Engine of Society

By: Jose Goldemberg,Daniel M. Kammen

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Energy and the Environment

An Analytic Exploration of the Engine of Society

By: Jose Goldemberg,Daniel M. Kammen

Energy and Environment is a technically and analytically advanced treatment of the production, conversion, use, and economic, social, and environmental impacts of energy systems.Organized around the role of energy technologies in society, this book provides an examination of the technical and economic functioning of fossil fuel, nuclear, renewable and energy efficiency systems.

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Elsevier Science

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0080446051

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Energy, Environment and Development

By: Jose Goldemberg,Oswaldo Lucon

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Energy

Energy

Energy, Environment and Development

Energy, Environment and Development

The World's Energy Supply: What Everyone Needs to Know

The World's Energy Supply: What Everyone Needs to Know

Energy

Energy

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Architectural Exaptation

Brain Injury Treatment

Brain Injury Treatment

Energy and the Environment

Energy and the Environment

Energy, Environment and Development

Energy, Environment and Development

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