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Global Issues eBook Serie

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  • Strategic Nuclear Sharing

    door J. Schofield ...
    Serie series Global Issues
    The sharing of nuclear weapons technology between states is unexpected, because nuclear weapons are such a powerful instrument in international politics, but sharing is not rare. This book proposes a theory to explain nuclear sharing and surveys its rich history from its beginnings in the Second World War. ... Meer lezen

    52,99 €

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  • The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain

    A history

    door Simon Taylor ...
    The story of the rise, fall and second ascendancy of nuclear power in the United Kingdom.Britain was a pioneer in civil nuclear power and there were once high hopes in the 1950s that this could be a source of cheap electricity and a valuable export opportunity. In The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain, Simon Taylor examines why these hopes were never realised, and how we have come to see a ... Meer lezen

    24,39 €

  • The Fertile Earth – Nature's Energies in Agriculture, Soil Fertilisation and Forestry

    Volume 3 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

    door Viktor Schauberger ...
    Vertaald door Callum Coats ...
    How does nature work? When one looks closely at the enormously complex web of life, it is impossible not to be caught by the wonder of how all living things – including rocks and crystals – are interconnected. Just as there is thought behind action, so there is energy behind matter. The Fertile Earth, the third volume of the Eco-Technology series which presents the original, passionate and ... Meer lezen

    9,59 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Smart City – Future City?

    Smart City 2.0 as a Livable City and Future Market

    door Chirine Etezadzadeh ...
    Serie series Engineering (R0)
    The concept of a livable smart city presented in this book highlights the relevance of the functionality and integrated resilience of viable cities of the future. It critically examines the progressive digitalization that is taking place and identifies the revolutionized energy sector as the basis of urban life. The concept is based on people and their natural environment, resulting in a broader ... Meer lezen

    13,77 €

  • Energy and the Wealth of Nations

    Understanding the Biophysical Economy

    door Charles A. S. Hall, Kent A. Klitgaard ...
    Serie series Engineering (R0)
    For the past 150 years, economics has been treated as a social science in which economies are modeled as a circular flow of income between producers and consumers. In this “perpetual motion” of interactions between firms that produce and households that consume, little or no accounting is given of the flow of energy and materials from the environment and back again. In the standard economic model, ... Meer lezen

    81,61 €

  • Energy Law in Brazil

    Oil, Gas and Biofuels

    Bewerkt door Yanko Marcius de Alencar Xavier ...
    Serie series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book describes the energy-law situation in Brazil. It focuses on three specific energy sectors: oil, natural gas and biofuel. The decision to concentrate on these areas takes into account the role that these energy sectors play in the economic, political and legal systems in Brazil, as well as the fact that they are the primary subjects of current discussions surrounding economic regulation ... Meer lezen

    95,39 €

  • Sustainable Water Use and Management

    Examples of New Approaches and Perspectives

    Bewerkt door Walter Leal Filho, Vakur Sümer ...
    Serie series Energy (R0)
    Contributing to the growing debate on the need for sustainable water use and management, with concrete examples of new approaches, concepts, arguments, methods and findings which illustrate how this can be achieved, this book will be attractive for large groups of readers familiar with one or more of the themes it tackles, and to the general public. Within this context, the book makes use of many ... Meer lezen

    169,59 €

  • Operation of Restructured Power Systems

    door Kankar Bhattacharya, Jaap E. Daalder, Math H.J. Bollen ...
    Serie series Engineering (R0)
    Deregulation is a fairly new paradigm in the electric power industry. And just as in the case of other industries where it has been introduced, the goal of deregulation is to enhance competition and bring consumers new choices and economic benefits. The process has, obviously, necessitated reformulation of established models of power system operation and control activities. Similarly, issues such ... Meer lezen

    169,59 €

  • Smart Grid Applications and Developments

    Bewerkt door Daphne Mah, Peter Hills, Victor O.K. Li, Richard Balme ...
    Serie series Energy (R0)
    Meeting today’s energy and climate challenges require not only technological advancement but also a good understanding of stakeholders’ perceptions, political sensitivity, well-informed policy analyses and innovative interdisciplinary solutions. This book will fill this gap. This is an interdisciplinary informative book to provide a holistic and integrated understanding of the technology ... Meer lezen

    95,39 €

  • OPEC in a Shale Oil World

    Where to Next?

    door Mohamed Ramady, Wael Mahdi ...
    Serie series Economics and Finance (R0)
    RAMADy, MahdiOPec in a sHALE oil world –where to NEXT?With PREFACE by Dr. Sadad Al Husseini , former Board Member and Executive Vice President , Saudi Aramco."OPEC has played an important role since its founding and continues to do so, but it has to recognize that this role has now changed and the organization has to adapt to new challenges. This book provides some possible solu... ... Meer lezen

    52,99 €

  • The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction in the Gulf of Mexico

    door Mark J Kaiser, Brian F Snyder ...
    Serie series Energy (R0)
    Jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships are the marine vessels used to drill offshore wells and are referred to collectively as mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs). MODUs are supplied through newbuild construction and operate throughout the world in highly competitive regional markets. The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico examines the global MODU ... Meer lezen

    95,39 €

  • The Power Makers' Challenge

    And the Need for Fission Energy

    door Martin Nicholson ...
    Serie series Engineering (R0)
    The Power Makers - the producers of our electricity - must meet the demands of their customers while also addressing the threat of climate change. There are widely differing views about solutions to electricity generation in an emission constrained world. Some see the problem as relatively straight forward, requiring deep cuts in emissions now by improving energy efficiency, energy conservation ... Meer lezen

    95,39 €