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Energy, sustainability, and the environment : technology, incentives, behavior / edited by Fereidoon P. Sioshansi

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2011Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xxvi, 598 p.)) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9781283118743
  • 1283118742
  • 9780123851376
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780123851369 | 1283121972 | Erscheint auch als: Energy, sustainability, and the environment. Druck-Ausgabe. Amsterdam [u.a.] : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011. XLI, 598 S.DDC classification:
  • 333.7916
  • 333.791/6 22
RVK: RVK: AR 26300LOC classification:
  • TJ808
Online resources: Summary: The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing steps and insights to meet carbon reduction requirements and maintaining the health and welfare of the firm. The book's three part treatment is based on a clear and rigorous exposition of a wide range of options to reduce the carbon footprint Part 1 of the book, Challenge of Sustainability, examines the fundamental drivers of energy demand - economic growth, the need for basic energy services, and the interdependence of economic, political, environmental, social, equity, legacy and policy issues. Part 2 of the book, Technological Solutions, examines how energy can be used to support basic energy service needs of homes, commercial and industrial facilities and for other applications. Part 3 of the book, case studies, covers a number of innovative projects, initiatives, concepts or self-imposed targets in different parts of the world with the aim of significantly reducing energy use and carbon footprint of a company, a community, a city or an entire country. There was a widespread recognition among environmental engineers and energy economist of the importance of carbon reduction while sustaining the firm's economic growth. The only book to bring together both subjects into one easy to understand reference, Carbon Reduction and Economic Sustainability not only clearly explains which option has the lowest energy/carbon footprint but also which option would better suit the business in question. This includes carbon reduction for residential, transport,Summary: Front Cover -- Energy, Sustainability and the Environment:Technology, Incentives, Behavior -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction-Can We Have Our Cake and EatIt Too? -- Introduction -- Are we in a bind? -- How did we end up in this bind? -- Where do go from here? -- How can we get there9? -- Setting the context -- Scope and outline of the book -- Part I - Challenge of Sustainability -- Chapter 1 -Why Do We Use So Much Energy, and What For? -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Why Do We Use So Much Energy? -- 3.What Do We Use Energy For? -- 4.What Constitutes an Adequate Standard of Living? -- 5.Lives, Lifestyles, and Socio-Economic Systems -- 6.Toward a More Sustainable Lifestyle -- Chapter 2-Which Energy Future? -- Introduction -- Projecting Energy Futures -- Business-as-Usual Global Energy Trends Are Dominated by Increasing Fossil Fuel Usage -- Cooperation Between China and the United States Is a Necessary Condition to Improve the World's Energy Future -- No Single Solution Will Address Global Energy Objectives -- Linking Scenarios to Energy Policy and Planning Objectives -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Summary of Energy Scenarios -- Chapter 3 -Energy "Needs", Desires, and Wishes: Anthropological Insights and Prospective Views -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Critique of the Notion of "Needs" in the Context of "Energy Needs" -- 3.Relevant Elements for a Reappraisal of Consumption Politics -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 -Equity, Economic Growth, and Lifestyle -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Driving Forces for Climate Change -- 3.Policies for Mitigation of Global Warming -- 4.Limits to Growth Revisited -- 5.Shortcomings of the Present Economic System -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography.PPN: PPN: 809313294Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE
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