A hard look at the twin challenges of climate change and energy scarcity that examines historical precedents and allows no room for complacency.
The future is not what it used to be because we can no longer rely on the comforting assumption that it will resemble the past. Past abundance of fuel, for example, does not imply unending abundance. Infinite growth on a finite planet is not possible.
In this book, Jorg Friedrichs argues that industrial society itself is transitory, and he examines the prospects for our civilization's coming to terms with its two most imminent choke points: climate change and energy scarcity. He offers a thorough and accessible account of these two challenges as well as the linkages between them.
Friedrichs contends that industrial civilization cannot outlast our ability to burn fossil fuels and that the demise of industrial society would entail cataclysmic change, including population decreases. To understand the social and political implications, he examines historical cases of climate stress and energy scarcity: devastating droughts in the ancient Near East; the Little Ice Age in the medieval Far North; the Japanese struggle to prevent "fuel starvation" from 1918 to 1945; the "totalitarian retrenchment" of the North Korean governing class after the end of Soviet oil deliveries; and Cuba's socioeconomic adaptation to fuel scarcity in the 1990s. He draws important lessons about the likely effects of climate and energy disruptions on different kinds of societies.
The warnings of climate scientists are met by denial and inaction, while energy experts offer little guidance on the effects of future scarcity. Friedrichs suggests that to confront our predicament we must affirm our core values and take action to transform our way of life. Whether we are private citizens or public officials, complacency is not an option: climate change and energy scarcity are emerging facts of life.
Автор: Huenges, Ernst Название: Geothermal energy systems ISBN: 3527408312 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783527408313 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 117160.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Experts in high temperature reservoirs -- in shallow and deep horizons in various geological situations in Europe -- provide basic, yet detailed knowledge on the utilization of European geothermal resources.
Название: Weather Matters for Energy ISBN: 1461492203 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461492207 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 156720.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Based on the first International Conference Energy & Meteorology (ICEM), this book brings meteorological knowledge and tools to energy industry risk management, from long term finance and engineering planning to short term scheduling and maintenance.
Автор: Alberto Troccoli Название: Weather & Climate Services for the Energy Industry ISBN: 3319684175 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319684178 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 26090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 1. Bridging the Climate-Energy Information Gap; Don Gunasekera .- 2. Achieving Valuable Weather and Climate Services; Alberto Troccoli .- 3. European Climate Services; Carlo Buontempo .- 4. What Does the Energy Industry Require From Meteorlogy?; Laurent Dubus, Shylesh Muralidharan and Alberto Troccoli 5. Forging A Dialogue Between the Energy Industry and the Meteorlogical Community; Alberto Troccoli et al. .- 6. Weather, Climate and the Nature of Predictability; David J. Brayshaw .- 7. Short-Range Forecasting For Energy; Sue Ellen Haupt .- 8. Medium and Extended Range Ensemble Weather Forecasting; David Richardson .- 9. Seasonal-To-Decadal Climate Forecasting; Emma Suckling .- 10. Regional Climate Projections; Robert Vautard; 11. The Nature of Weather and Climate Impacts in the Energy Sector; David J. Brayshaw .- 12. Probabilistic Forecasts for Energy - Weeks to a Century or More; John A. Dutton, Richard P. James and Jeremy D. Ross .- 13. Lessons Learned Establishing A Dialogue Between The Energy Industry and The Metrological Community and A Way Forward; Laurent Dubus et al.
Автор: Alberto Troccoli Название: Management of Weather and Climate Risk in the Energy Industry ISBN: 9048136903 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048136902 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 214280.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Weather/Climate Risk Management for the Energy Sector, Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy, 6-10 October 2008
Автор: Alberto Troccoli Название: Management of Weather and Climate Risk in the Energy Industry ISBN: 9048136911 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048136919 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 135090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Weather/Climate Risk Management for the Energy Sector Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy 6-10 October 2008
Автор: Peter E Hodgson Название: Energy, the Environment and Climate Change ISBN: 1848164157 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848164154 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 91870.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Presents an account of significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment. This book considers non-renewable sources (for example, coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel) together with renewable sources like wood, hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, and tidal.
Автор: Bradshaw Mike Название: Global Energy Dilemmas ISBN: 0745650651 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745650654 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 19000.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: * An impressively comprehensive analysis of today s key energy issues by a leading expert in the field. * Insightful and probing, this volume usefully refuses any simple solutions to very complicated problems.
Автор: Shepherd, W. Название: Energy Studies ISBN: 1848168500 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848168503 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 105600.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Considers the various options of renewable energy, including water energy, wind energy and biomass, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic energy. This work examines the environmental implications and economic viability of various fossil and renewable sources.
Extreme weather events, such as droughts, strong winds and storms, flash floods and extreme heat and cold, are among the most destructive yet fascinating aspects of climate variability. Historical records and memories charting the impacts and responses to such events are a crucial component of any research that seeks to understand the nature of events that might take place in the future. Yet all such events need to be situated for their implications to be understood.
This book is the first to explore the cultural contingency of extreme and unusual weather events and the ways in which they are recalled, recorded or forgotten. It illustrates how geographical context, particular physical conditions, an area's social and economic activities and embedded cultural knowledges and infrastructures all affect community experiences of and responses to unusual weather. Contributions refer to varied methods of remembering and recording weather and how these act to curate, recycle and transmit extreme events across generations and into the future. With international case studies, from both land and sea, the book explores how and why particular weather events become inscribed into the fabric of communities and contribute to community change in different historical and cultural contexts.
This is valuable reading for students and researchers interested in historical and cultural geography, environmental anthropology and environmental studies.
Although the Soviet Union has the most abundant energy reserves of any country, energy policy has been the single most disruptive factor in its industry since the mid-1970s. This major case study treats the paradox of the energy crisis as an essential part of larger economic problems of the Soviet Union and as a key issue in determining the fate of the Gorbachev reforms.
Originally published in 1989.
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Автор: Muller, Wolfgang. Название: The Politics of Nuclear Energy in Western Europe ISBN: 0198747039 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198747031 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 110880.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A comprehensive analysis of nuclear energy policies in the key Western Europe countries over the entire post-war period.
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