"The text presents energy flow from primary sources to end-users with an interdisciplinary system approach. Technical topics include the current availability and future of primary sources, energy supply chain, conversion between different forms of energy, security of energy supp…
The urban energy transition represents a transformation of such magnitude that it will require a re-examination of the fundamental relationship between societies and energy resources. The potential for cities to deliver sustainable energy for their citizens requires context-spec…
Regional transformation : energy transition in the Rhine Region -- The post-war reconstruction and the rise of oil, 1945-1951 -- Oil unbounded: the coal crisis of 1957-8 -- The growth of chemical clusters in the Rhine Region, 1960-73 -- Regional connections : from Rhine to pipel…
"With this book, Bob Vitalis tackles the geopolitical "truths" about oil: that US presence in the Gulf and our relationship with Saudi Arabia is necessary to stabilize an otherwise volatile market; that US oil independence is necessary to prevent foreign powers from controlling …
Geopolitics of energy and energy security -- Geopolitics of energy in Central Asia -- India-Central Asia relations : looking back and looking ahead -- India's energy trajectory -- India-Central Asia and the energy quest -- New great game and Silk Road diplomacy -- Transit routes…