Robert L. Evans

Fueling Our Future

An Introduction to Sustainable Energy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One of the most important issues facing humanity today is the prospect of global climate change, brought about primarily by our prolific energy use and heavy dependence on fossil fuels. Fueling the Future: An Introduction to Sustainable Energy provides a concise overview of current energy demand and supply patterns. It presents a balanced view of how our reliance on fossil fuels can be changed over time so that we have a much more sustainable energy system in the near future. Written in a non-technical and accessible style, the book will appeal to a wide range of readers without scientific backgrounds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780521684484
• ISBN-10: 052168448X
• Artikelnr.: 21275220

Autorenporträt

Robert L. Evans is a licensed real estate broker and developer of the Equity Rescue Program. Over the course of his fifty-year career in the general practice of real estate, he has dealt with many clients on a variety of real estate opportunities. Maintaining continuous education in real estate, he has studied syndication, exchanging, ethics, real estate law, and leasing, and he remains top of his class in equity rescue. He lives in Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Introduction; 2. The energy conversion chain; 3. Energy and the environment; Part II. The Global Energy Demand and Supply Balance: 4. World energy demand; 5. World energy supply; Part III. New and Sustainable Energy Sources: 6. Non-conventional fossil fuels; 7. Renewable energy sources; 8. Nuclear power; Part IV. Towards a Sustainable Energy Balance: 9. The transportation challenge; 10. Achieving a sustainable energy balance; Index.

Rezensionen

'Delightfully written in a non-technical and accessible style, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, both with and without scientific backgrounds. It is steady-paced and well grounded, providing much solid information in a coherent and useful way which really makes it possible for the layman to think about the subject matter.' Journal of Environmental Conservation