Energy and the new reality. 1, Energy efficiency and the demand for energy services / L.D. Danny Harvey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Leslie Daryl Danny, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy conservation.

Energy consumption.

Climatic changes--Prevention.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (673 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reducing and managing humanity's demand for energy is a fundamental part of the effort to mitigate climate change. In this, the most comprehensive textbook ever written on the subject, L.D. Danny Harvey lays out the theory and practice of how things must change if we are to meet our energy needs sustainably. The book begins with a succinct summary of the scientific basis for concern over global warming, then outlines energy basics and current patterns and trends in energy use. This is followed by a discussion of current and advanced technologies for the generation of electricity from fossil fu

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface; Online Supplemental Material; Acknowledgements; Chapter Highlights; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Prospective Climatic Change, Impacts and Constraints; Chapter 2 Energy Basics, Usage Patterns and Trends, and Related Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions; Chapter 3 Generation of Electricity from Fossil Fuels; Chapter 4 Energy Use in Buildings; Chapter 5 Transportation Energy Use; Chapter 6 Industrial Energy Use; Chapter 7 Agricultural and Food System Energy Use; Chapter 8 Municipal Services; Chapter 9 Community-Integrated Energy Systems

Chapter 10 Energy Demand ScenariosChapter 11 Policies to Reduce the Demand for Energy; Appendices; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-54271-X

1-282-61737-0

9786612617379

1-84977-491-9

9781849774918

OCLC:

609863811