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Energy and Society

An Introduction, Second Edition

Harold H. Schobert

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Energy and Society

An Introduction, Second Edition

Harold H. Schobert

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Energy and Society: An Introduction, Second Edition provides readers with a detailed introduction to energy sources and energy utilization. This book presents an overview of alternative energy issues and technologies, discusses the pros and cons of various energy sources, and explores their impacts on society and the environment.What's New in the S

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781482219258
Edition
2
Subtopic
Energie
10
Energy 
and 
Society
FURTHER 
READINGS
Naki
ć
enovi
ć
N.; 
Grübler, 
A.; 
McDonald, 
A. 
Global 
Energy 
Perspectives
Cambridge 
University: 
Cambridge, 
U.K., 
1998. 
This 
book 
examines 
the 
balance, 
and 
trade-offs, 
among 
fossil 
fuels, 
alternative 
fuels, 
efficiency 
increases, 
and 
energy 
conservation 
in 
meeting 
increasing 
consumer 
demands 
for 
clean, 
convenient 
energy. 
Chapter 
discusses 
issues 
of 
energy 
intensity, 
and 
gross 
domestic 
product.
Smil, 
V. 
Energy 
at 
the 
Crossroads
MIT 
Press: 
Cambridge, 
MA, 
2003. 
Chapter 
2, 
on 
“energy 
linkages,” 
discusses 
such 
issues 
as 
energy 
intensity, 
relationships 
of 
energy 
use 
with 
GDP, 
and 
how 
energy 
use 
impacts 
the 
quality 
of 
life.
Smil, 
V. 
Energy 
in 
Nature 
and 
Society
MIT 
Press: 
Cambridge, 
MA, 
2008. 
Chapter 
12 
provides 
useful 
discussion 
of 
energy 
and 
the 
economy, 
and 
relationships 
between 
energy 
use 
and 
quality 
of 
life.

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