Energy and Infrastructure Set – serie
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22 produkter
Biomass Assessment
Av Andrew Millington, John Townsend
Häftad, 2016
754 kr
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Energy is an issue for everyone and nowhere more so than in the SADCC countries. But for sensible policy and planning, clear information about the extent of resources is needed.This innovative study combines the results of field assessment of biomass with advanced techniques in remote sensing by …
Personal Transport and the Greenhouse Effect
Av Peter Hughes
Häftad, 2016
505 kr
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The issue of 'sustainability' in the developed world is nowhere more critical than in the field of personal travel, which in many countries has become the fastest-growing contributor to global warming. Unless the use of cars can be brought under control, there is little chance of meeting government …
Making Cities Work
Role of Local Authorities in the Urban Environment
Av Richard Gilbert, Don Stevenson m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
693 kr
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For too long, cities have been thought of as environmental blackspots, with high levels of air and soil pollution, overcrowding, poor sanitation and growing waste disposal problems. This book takes a more positive attitude: cities can be made to work sustainably. Their high population density can …
Beyond the Woodfuel Crisis
People, land and trees in Africa
Häftad, 2016
373 kr
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People scratching a living from parched land, women walking miles for scraps of firewood are both familiar images of Africa. But, in many places, people, with the help of governments and aid agencies, are putting the land into good shape, growing more food and creating a healthy cover of trees. …
British Electricity Experiment
Privatization: the record, the issues, the lessons
Häftad, 2016
505 kr
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In 1990, energy in the UK underwent a unique and fundamental transformation, with the privatization of the electricity supply industry. This is the first book to fully assess the experiment. It first explains how – and why – the British electricity supply industry was privatized. It then identifies …
Environmental Management of Low-Grade Fuels
Av Mary MacDonald, Michael Chadwick m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
505 kr
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The negative environmental impacts of energy use, particularly soil and water pollution, continue to present serious policy dilemmas. The release of emissions and effluents and the build-up of solid waste throughout the fuel cycle have disruptive effects on natural habitats and human health. …
Energy Policy in the Greenhouse
From warming fate to warming limit
Av Florentin Krause, Wilfrid Bach m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
563 kr
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The globe is warming and while no one knows what will happen as a result, it is clear that slowing the process is a necessary goal. Other studies have considered 'warming fates', this one brings sophisticated computer modeling to bear on ways of minimizing the risks.Fossil carbon emissions, other …
Transport Policy and the Environment
Six case studies
Av Kenneth Button, Jean-Philippe Barde
Häftad, 2016
754 kr
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Transport, in particular the motor vehicle, is a major source of environmental disruption and, in the developed world, accounts for thirty percent of energy consumption. In most countries, transport policy is a major government concern, yet it is rare for decisions to be made outside a narrow set …
Nuclear Juggernaut
The transport of radioactive materials
Av Martin Bond
Häftad, 2016
754 kr
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Every day throughout Britain, by road, by rail and by sea, there are large numbers of routine movements of radioactive cargo. Materials at all stages of the nuclear cycle, from uranium ore to nuclear waste, from nuclear warheads to radioactive isotopes used in medicine, are constantly on the move. …
Sustainable Cities in Europe
Av Peter Nijkamp, Adriaan Perrels
Häftad, 2016
754 kr
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Although urbanization steadily increases, many modern cities are finding the accommodation of their populations an increasingly difficult task. Planners and policy-makers battling to alleviate the problem with a host of urban renewal initiatives have made environmental issues and policies central …
Fuelwood Trap
A study of the SADCC region
Av Barry Munslow, Yemi Katerere m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
754 kr
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Over 60 million people live in the SADCC countries; by 2000 AD the number will be over 100 million. The vast majority, city-dwellers as well as farmers, rely on wood fuel for domestic use. Supplies are diminishing as consumption grows. The quality of life is deteriorating yet further and the …
British Electricity Experiment
Privatization: the record, the issues, the lessons
Inbunden, 2009
1527 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In 1990, energy in the UK underwent a unique and fundamental transformation, with the privatization of the electricity supply industry. This is the first book to fully assess the experiment. It first explains how – and why – the British electricity supply industry was privatized. It then identifies …
Beyond the Woodfuel Crisis
People, land and trees in Africa
Inbunden, 2009
768 kr
Lägg i varukorg
People scratching a living from parched land, women walking miles for scraps of firewood are both familiar images of Africa. But, in many places, people, with the help of governments and aid agencies, are putting the land into good shape, growing more food and creating a healthy cover of trees. …
Fuelwood Trap
A study of the SADCC region
Av Barry Munslow, Yemi Katerere m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1527 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Over 60 million people live in the SADCC countries; by 2000 AD the number will be over 100 million. The vast majority, city-dwellers as well as farmers, rely on wood fuel for domestic use. Supplies are diminishing as consumption grows. The quality of life is deteriorating yet further and the …
Energy Policy in the Greenhouse
From warming fate to warming limit
Av Florentin Krause, Wilfrid Bach m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1527 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The globe is warming and while no one knows what will happen as a result, it is clear that slowing the process is a necessary goal. Other studies have considered 'warming fates', this one brings sophisticated computer modeling to bear on ways of minimizing the risks.Fossil carbon emissions, other …
Environmental Management of Low-Grade Fuels
Av Mary MacDonald, Michael Chadwick m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1527 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The negative environmental impacts of energy use, particularly soil and water pollution, continue to present serious policy dilemmas. The release of emissions and effluents and the build-up of solid waste throughout the fuel cycle have disruptive effects on natural habitats and human health. …
Biomass Assessment
Av Andrew Millington, John Townsend
Inbunden, 2009
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Energy is an issue for everyone and nowhere more so than in the SADCC countries. But for sensible policy and planning, clear information about the extent of resources is needed.This innovative study combines the results of field assessment of biomass with advanced techniques in remote sensing by …
Nuclear Juggernaut
The transport of radioactive materials
Av Martin Bond
Inbunden, 2009
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Every day throughout Britain, by road, by rail and by sea, there are large numbers of routine movements of radioactive cargo. Materials at all stages of the nuclear cycle, from uranium ore to nuclear waste, from nuclear warheads to radioactive isotopes used in medicine, are constantly on the move. …
Making Cities Work
Role of Local Authorities in the Urban Environment
Av Richard Gilbert, Don Stevenson m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
2323 kr
Lägg i varukorg
For too long, cities have been thought of as environmental blackspots, with high levels of air and soil pollution, overcrowding, poor sanitation and growing waste disposal problems. This book takes a more positive attitude: cities can be made to work sustainably. Their high population density can …
Personal Transport and the Greenhouse Effect
Av Peter Hughes
Inbunden, 2009
1527 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The issue of 'sustainability' in the developed world is nowhere more critical than in the field of personal travel, which in many countries has become the fastest-growing contributor to global warming. Unless the use of cars can be brought under control, there is little chance of meeting government …
Sustainable Cities in Europe
Av Peter Nijkamp, Adriaan Perrels
Inbunden, 1994
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Although urbanization steadily increases, many modern cities are finding the accommodation of their populations an increasingly difficult task. Planners and policy-makers battling to alleviate the problem with a host of urban renewal initiatives have made environmental issues and policies central …
Transport Policy and the Environment
Six case studies
Av Kenneth Button, Jean-Philippe Barde
Inbunden, 2009
2323 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Transport, in particular the motor vehicle, is a major source of environmental disruption and, in the developed world, accounts for thirty percent of energy consumption. In most countries, transport policy is a major government concern, yet it is rare for decisions to be made outside a narrow set …
