Screen LibraryEnergy, environment and development
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Earthscan,
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| Publisher Address: | London Sterling, VA |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd. |
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| Carrier Form: | xxvii, 448 p.: ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781844077496 (pbk.) 1844077497 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | X24 |
| CLC: |
X24 TK01 |
| Call Number: | X24/G618/2nd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword / Achim Steiner -- 1. Connections. -- 2. Energy. -- Forces -- Concept of energy -- The expansion of gases and the evolution of steam engines -- Power -- The laws of themodynamics -- 3. Energy and human activities. -- The energy cost of satisfying basic human needs -- Energy consumption as a function of income -- Energy consumption in rural areas and in peri-urban households --4. Energy sources. -- Classification of the sources of energy -- Energy balances -- Energy resources and reserves. "First edition published in 1996"--T.p. verso. |