"This path-breaking volume explores cultures of energy, the underlying but under-appreciated dimensions of both crisis and innovation in resource use around the globe. Theoretical chapters situate pressing energy issues in larger conceptual frames, and ethnographic case studies …
Compared to other wealthy countries, America stands out as a gluttonous over-consumer of both food and fuel. The United States boasts an obesity prevalence double the industrial world average, and per capita carbon emissions twice the average for Europe. Still worse, the policy …
"Power to the People examines the varied but interconnected relationships between energy consumption and economic development in Europe over the last five centuries. It describes how the traditional energy economy of medieval and early modern Europe was marked by stable or falli…
Der Autor zeigt in diesem Buch die Möglichkeit auf, durch Simulation am PC die Heizungsanlage einschließlich des Gebäudes zu simulieren und so die optimalen Einstellungen für eine gegebene Außentemperatur zu ermitteln. Dazu entwickelt er die theoretische Basis des Heizungsbetrie…
De invloed van energie, land en water op de voedselproduktie wordt door een aantal deskundigen in afzonderlijke hoofdstukken weergegeven. De bedoeling ervan is dat het als achtergrondinformatie dient bij het oplossen van het probleem van het verschaffen van voedsel voor de bevol…
Energy, Environment, and Climate, Third Edition, helps students explore the important questions surrounding energy and climate. This text addresses the entire picture by balancing foundational science concepts with contemporary issues to examine how energy usage impacts our plan…
