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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190200499
ISBN-13
9780190200497
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038260126
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Energy Resources: from Science to Society
Subject
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Energy, General, Power Resources / General
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7.4 in
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Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2017-058679
Dewey Edition
23
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"Energy Resources provides the right mix of technical information and economic and social data necessary to introduce college students to the multiple challenges facing the global energy system. The text is accessible, free of unnecessary jargon, comprehensive in its coverage, and balanced in its discussions, and up to date. It is exactly what I need to get my students to start thinking intelligently about energy politics and policy choices."--Daniel Marien, University of Central Florida "This text is very useful to instructors who are teaching energey courses for non-scientific audiences. It introduces students to complex energy issues through simple language and engaging illustrations"--Pankaj Lal, Montclair State University "Reisser's text is a great resource for faculty. Because it covers politics, economics, energy science, climate science, and history, Energy Resoures is well rounded, organized, and written with undergraduate students in mind."--Brandon M. Hoover, Rowan University "What sets Energy Resources apart is that the authors don't get "bogged down" in the technicalities of the science of energy sources, but instead they intertwine social, economic, and political contexts. No other text accomplishes this nearly as well."--Ned J. Knight, Linfield College, "Energy Resources provides the right mix of technical information and economic and social data necessary to introduce college students to the multiple challenges facing the global energy system. The text is accessible, free of unnecessary jargon, comprehensive in its coverage, and balanced in its discussions, and up to date. It is exactly what I need to get my students to start thinking intelligently about energy politics and policy choices."--Daniel Marien, University of Central Florida"This text is very useful to instructors who are teaching energey courses for non-scientific audiences. It introduces students to complex energy issues through simple language and engaging illustrations"--Pankaj Lal, Montclair State University "Reisser's text is a great resource for faculty. Because it covers politics, economics, energy science, climate science, and history, Energy Resoures^ is well rounded, organized, and written with undergraduate students in mind."--Brandon M. Hoover, Rowan University "What sets Energy Resources apart is that the authors don't get "bogged down" in the technicalities of the science of energy sources, but instead they intertwine social, economic, and political contexts. No other text accomplishes this nearly as well."--Ned J. Knight, Linfield College
Dewey Decimal
333.7
Table Of Content
PART 1. Introduction to Energy 1. Introduction - What Is Energy? Overview of Energy Basics Measuring Energy Current Energy Sources Electrical Energy Energy Efficiency Energy Storage 2. The Energy Basket Energy Sources and Trade World Primary Energy Consumption Vignette: The Industrial Revolution & the Change to an Energy Intensive Economy The Energy Basket of the United States History of Energy Consumption in the United States PART 2. Energy Resources 3. Coal Coal Formation Coal Mining Coal Combustion and Electrical Generation Worldwide Coal Production and Consumption Vignette: The Human Costs of Coal Mining in China U.S. Coal Production and Consumption Vignette: Mountaintop Mining in the Appalachians Impacts of Coal Use Mitigating the Impacts of Coal Use 4. Oil Origins and Geology of Petroleum Refining and Uses of Oil Finding and Producing Petroleum Unconventional Sources of Petroleum World Oil Production and Consumption U.S. Oil Production and Consumption Vignette: Canada''s Tar Sands Beyond Peak Oil Impacts of Oil Production and Consumption Vignette: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 5. Natural Gas Origins and Geology of Natural Gas Uses of Natural Gas Finding and Producing Natural Gas Vignette: The Hydraulic Fracturing Controversy Worldwide Natural Gas Production & Consumption Vignette: Pipeline Politics in Russia and Europe U.S. Gas Production & Consumption Methane Hydrates Impacts of Natural Gas Production & Consumption 6. Nuclear Power Radioactivity & Nuclear Fission Uranium Mining and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Thermal Fission Reactors and Breeder Reactors Worldwide Nuclear Power Production U.S. Nuclear Power Production Vignette: Mining Uranium in Niger Meltdowns and Other Nuclear Threats Vignette: The Chernobyl and Fukushima Disasters Nuclear Waste Vignette: The Yucca Mountain Debate Costs of Nuclear Versus Other Forms of Energy 7. Hydropower The Water Cycle Hydroelectric Dams Small Scale Hydropower Worldwide Hydropower Production Vignette: China''s Three Gorges Dam U.S. Hydropower Production Environmental Considerations Vignette: The Aswan High Dam''s Archeological Devastation Impacts on People & Society Vignette: Glen Canyon Dam and the Future of American Hydropower Tidal and Wave Power 8. Wind Power The Wind Wind Turbines Worldwide Wind Power Generation Vignette: Birds and Wind Power U.S. Wind Power Generation Environmental & Political Impacts Vignette: Offshore Wind Debates Summary 9. Solar Power Basics of Solar Energy Solar Heating Photovoltaics Solar Thermal Engines & Electricity Worldwide Solar Generation Vignette: Germany''s Solar Revolution U.S. Solar Production Environmental Impacts Vignette: Large Scale Solar in the Mojave Desert 10. Biofuels Bioenergy Past and Present Transportation Biofuels Biofuels from Waste Vignette: Algae as an Energy Resource Worldwide Biofuel Production Vignette: Palm Oil for Biodiesel in Indonesia U.S. Biofuel Production Environmental Benefits and Impacts Vignette: Food or Fuel? 11. Geothermal Power Geothermal Overview Geothermal Technologies Environmental Impacts Geothermal Use Worldwide U.S. Geothermal Use Vignette: Geothermal in Iceland 12. Fusion & Future Technologies Fusion Vignette: The National Ignition Facility Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Power Other Proposed Energy Sources Part 3. Cross-Cutting Energy Issues 13. Transportation Cars & Trucks Aviation Rail Shipping Vignette: Electric Vehicles When the Electricity Comes from Fossil Fuels Technological Advances in Transport 14. Air & Water Pollution Air Pollution Water Pollution 15. Climate Change Greenhouse Gases & the Greenhouse Effect The Climate as a Total System Human Emissions from Industrialization to the Present Impacts of a Changing Climate Towards a Solution 16. Geopolitical Challenges Oil Geopolitics Pipelines & Natural Gas Geopolitics Nuclear Proliferation Water Wars 17. The Future of Energy Sustainability Energy Switching Unpredictability as to Our Energy Future Appendix Glossary Index
Synopsis
The global energy system and its future are central to understanding many of the key challenges faced by society today-from climate change to rising prices for commodities and Western interest instability in the Middle East. Unfortunately, today's students are not well prepared to address these issues at their source. Few texts provide a broad overview of the science and policy challenges associated with the extensive array of energy resources that make up the current global energy system. Energy Resources takes a holistic approach to energy that covers both the science and social-science issues of today's global energy system. It simplifies the scientific background of the resources, describing each step-from formation to transmission-to make the science accessible to students. Each resource is discussed in both the US and global contexts in order to analyze its impact on the environment, economy, society, and politics., The global energy system and its future are central to understanding many of the key challenges faced by society today. From climate change to rising prices for commodities to Western interest in instability in the Middle East, energy resources touch our lives in many ways. Unfortunately, today's students are not well prepared to address these issues at their source: our continued use of dirty, inefficient, and destabilizing resources. Universities continue to prepare engineers to design and build power plants, and prepare geologists and geophysicists to search for and extract resources. However, there are few texts offered that provide a broad overview of the science and policy challenges associated with the extensive array of energy resources that make up the current global energy system.This textbook addresses this with a holistic approach to energy that covers both the science and social science issues of today's energy system in one text. It provides a simplified approach to the science of each energy resource, describing each step in the resource's history (formation, extraction/harvest, transport, energy generation, and transmission) in a manner that is accessible to students outside specialized fields such as engineering and physics, as their needs are more specialized and cannot be met in a text that is accessible for a broader range of students. Each resource would be discussed in both the U.S. and global context, in order to best illustrate the use of the resource on different scales. The global context is especially important to understand energy challenges that may differ from region to region, i.e. the difficulties associated with coal use in China versus the United States. Following the scientific overview, each section of the text would then analyze the impacts of this energy resource on the environment, society, and politics.
LC Classification Number
TJ163.2.R438 2019
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