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Energy and Rhythm : Rhythmanalysis for a Low Carbon Future.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Gordon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Power resources--Philosophy.
- Power resources.
- Force and energy--Philosophy.
- Force and energy.
- Power resources--Social aspects.
- Force and energy--Social aspects.
- Social change--Philosophy.
- Social change.
- Cycles.
- Rhythm.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021.
- Summary:
- This is a novel and far reaching polyrhythmic theorisation of our collective living with energy in its many natural and technological forms. It provides a distinctive understanding of the urgent challenges of transforming future energy systems into more just and lower carbon configurations.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One. Introduction: Energy and Rhythm Together
- Chapter Two. Rhythm and Rhythmanalysis: Interpretation and Foundation
- Chapter Three. Energetic Rhythms: Thermodynamics and Rhythmanalysis
- Chapter Four. Solar and Social Rhythms: Light, Heat and Polyrhythmic Change
- Chapter Five. Rhythms in Energy Systems: Grid Electricity and Big (Carbon) Power
- Chapter Six. Low Carbon Rhythms and Electricity Systems in Polyrhythmic Transition
- Chapter Seven. Rhythms without Techno-energies: Bodies, Homes and Cities
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78661-336-0
- OCLC:
- 1243532907
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