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Energy : perspectives, problems, and prospects / Michael B. McElroy.

By: Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xii, 409 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780195386110 :
  • 0195386116 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TJ163.2 .M3843 2010
Contents:
From hunter-gatherers to English factories -- Energy : what is it and how do we measure it? -- Wood, photosynthesis, and the carbon cycle -- Coal : origin, history, and problems -- Oil : properties, origin, history, problems, and prospects -- Natural gas : origin, history, and prospects -- Energy from water and wind -- Nuclear power -- Steam power -- Electricity -- Automobiles, trucks, and the internal combustion engine -- The challenge of global climate change -- Prospects for carbon capture and sequestration -- Ethanol from biomass : can it substitute for gasoline? -- Current patterns of energy use -- Vision for a low-carbon energy future.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection TJ 163.2 .M3843 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5001758

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From hunter-gatherers to English factories -- Energy : what is it and how do we measure it? -- Wood, photosynthesis, and the carbon cycle -- Coal : origin, history, and problems -- Oil : properties, origin, history, problems, and prospects -- Natural gas : origin, history, and prospects -- Energy from water and wind -- Nuclear power -- Steam power -- Electricity -- Automobiles, trucks, and the internal combustion engine -- The challenge of global climate change -- Prospects for carbon capture and sequestration -- Ethanol from biomass : can it substitute for gasoline? -- Current patterns of energy use -- Vision for a low-carbon energy future.

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