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  • From Understanding to Action

    Sustainable Urban Development in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa and Latin America

    Modifié par Christopher Zegras, Marco Keiner, Willy A. Schmid, Diego Salmerón ...
    Collections series Engineering (R0)
    Hans van Ginkel Rector, United Nations University The challenges of the world's future are linked to the growing share of the global population that will reside in urban areas. UN projections indicate that by 2030 the world's urban population share will rise to 60 percent. Of the two billion added to the global population, 99 percent will be added to the urban areas of the world. Of this number, ... En savoir plus

    $115.99 CAD

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  • Large-Scale Solar Power Systems

    Construction and Economics

    par Peter Gevorkian ...
    This book is a comprehensive discussion and economic analysis of large-scale solar power systems, specifically referencing critical issues related to design construction and financing. The book provides practical design, installation, and financing guidelines for large-scale commercial and industrial solar power projects. Engineering design and construction methodologies as well as economic ... En savoir plus

    $91.99 CAD

  • Energy Democracy

    Germany’s Energiewende to Renewables

    par Craig Morris, Arne Jungjohann ...
    Collections series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book outlines how Germans convinced their politicians to pass laws allowing citizens to make their own energy, even when it hurt utility companies to do so. It traces the origins of the Energiewende movement in Germany from the Power Rebels of Schönau to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s shutdown of eight nuclear power plants following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The authors explore ... En savoir plus

    $57.69 CAD

  • Spain’s Photovoltaic Revolution

    The Energy Return on Investment

    par Pedro A. Prieto, Charles A. S. Hall ...
    Collections series Energy (R0)
    The Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or EROEI) is the amount of energy acquired from a particular energy source divided by the energy expended, or invested, in obtaining that energy. EROI is an essential and seemingly simple measure of the usable energy or “energy profit” from the exploitation of an energy source, but it is not so easy to determine all of the energy expenditures that should ... En savoir plus

    $83.99 CAD

  • Geofuels

    Energy and the Earth

    par Alan R. Carroll ...
    Our energy use and its consequences (including climate change) motivate some of the most contentious and complex public debates of our time. Although these issues are often cast in terms of renewable versus non-renewable energy, in reality both depend on finite Earth resources. The evolution of the Earth itself therefore offers a uniquely illuminating perspective from which to evaluate alternative ... En savoir plus

    $53.99 CAD

  • Energy in Australia

    Peak Oil, Solar Power, and Asia’s Economic Growth

    par Graham Palmer ...
    Collections series Energy (R0)
    With rapidly declining costs and seemingly unlimited sunshine, the choice of solar in Australia seems obvious. Yet despite its many advantages, homes with solar remain completely dependent on the electricity grid for reliable supply, which in Australia implies mostly coal-fired generation. Indeed, even countries that have invested heavily in solar, such as Spain and Germany, have been unable to ... En savoir plus

    $64.99 CAD

  • Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning

    Theoretical and Empirical Insights

    Modifié par Yoshiki Yamagata, Ayyoob Sharifi ...
    Collections series Energy (R0)
    This book explores key theoretical and empirical issues related to the development and implementation of planning strategies that can provide guidance on the transition to climate-compatible and low-carbon urban development. It especially focuses on integrating resilience thinking into the urban planning process, and explains how such an integration can contribute to reflecting the dynamic ... En savoir plus

    $128.09 CAD

  • Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California

    par James B. Pick ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The book analyzes the problems and potential of renewable energy development for the Coachella Valley of California and provides a useful case study for renewable energy feasibility assessments for other areas. A conceptual model, Integrated Policy Assessment Theory for Renewable Energy, is given and justified for renewable energy development in the Valley. Further, Central Place Theory, well ... En savoir plus

    $70.99 CAD

  • Energy Economics

    Concepts, Issues, Markets and Governance

    par Subhes C. Bhattacharyya ...
    Collections series Engineering (R0)
    Since its modest beginning in the 1970s, the academic and research focus on energy has grown substantially and energy has established itself as an independent, interdisciplinary subject area. It attracts attention from people in a range of different fields including engineers, scientists, geologists, environmentalists, bankers, investors, policy makers and politicians. Energy Economics introduces ... En savoir plus

    $115.29 CAD

  • Assessment of Energy Sources Using GIS

    par Lubos Matejicek ...
    Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume is a comprehensive guide to the use of geographic information systems (GIS) for the spatial analysis of supply and demand for energy in the global and local scale. It gathers the latest research and techniques in GIS for spatial and temporal analysis of energy systems, mapping of energy from fossil fuels, optimization of renewable energy sources, optimized deployment of existing power ... En savoir plus

    $204.99 CAD

  • The Energy Transition

    An Overview of the True Challenge of the 21st Century

    par Vincent Petit ...
    Collections series Energy (R0)
    Against the backdrop of rapid advances in the energy sector, this book provides a concise overview of the complex challenges in the energy paradigm today, which revolve around the seemingly unsolvable energy equation.The author, an experienced energy professional, combines the various aspects of the energy transition into a single perspective. While highlighting a number of salient problems, he ... En savoir plus

    $89.99 CAD

  • A Critical Review of Scottish Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Policy

    Modifié par Geoffrey Wood, Keith Baker ...
    Collections series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book offers comprehensive coverage of current energy policy in Scotland focussing on non-fossil fuel energy options: renewables, nuclear power and energy efficiency. Covering issues of policy and practice, planning, legislation and regulation of a range of sustainable energy technologies in the context of devolved government, key experts explore these issues in terms of the ongoing Scottish ... En savoir plus

    $115.99 CAD