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Energy, sustainability, and the environment Technology, incentives, behavior edited by Fereidoon P. Sioshansi.

Contributor(s): Sioshansi, Fereidoon P. (Fereidoon Perry) [].
Burlington, MA Butterworth-Heinemann ©2011Edition: First edition.Description: xxvi, 598 páginas. ilustraciones., mapas 24 cm.ISBN: 9780123851369 (hardback); 012385136X (hardback).Subject(s): Renewable energy sources | Energy conservation -- Social aspects | Fuentes de energía renovable | Conservación de energía -- Aspectos sociales | Huella de carbono y sustentabilidad económica | Consumo de energíaDDC classification: 333.7916
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface About the contributors Introduction -- Part 1: Challenge of sustainability -- Why do we use so much energy -- Which energy future? -- Energy "needs", desires, and wishes: Antropological insights and prospective views -- Equity, economic growth, and lifestyle -- Part 2: Technological fixes -- Getting to Zero: Green building and net zero energy homes -- How organizations can drive behavior-based energy efficiency -- Prospects for renewable energy -- Heating systems when little heating is needed -- Part 3: Case studies -- Epilogue: Towards sustainable living Index.
Summary: "The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing steps and insights to meet carbon reduction requirements and maintaining the health and welfare of the firm"--Provided by publisher.
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Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface About the contributors Introduction Part 1: Challenge of sustainability Part 2: Technological fixes Part 3: Case studies Epilogue: Towards sustainable living Index.

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Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface About the contributors Introduction -- Part 1: Challenge of sustainability -- Why do we use so much energy -- Which energy future? -- Energy "needs", desires, and wishes: Antropological insights and prospective views -- Equity, economic growth, and lifestyle -- Part 2: Technological fixes -- Getting to Zero: Green building and net zero energy homes -- How organizations can drive behavior-based energy efficiency -- Prospects for renewable energy -- Heating systems when little heating is needed -- Part 3: Case studies -- Epilogue: Towards sustainable living Index.

"The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing steps and insights to meet carbon reduction requirements and maintaining the health and welfare of the firm"--Provided by publisher.

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