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Taylor & Francis Ltd Aqueous Phase Adsorption
Book SynopsisThis book covers theoretical aspects of adsorption, followed by an introduction to molecular simulations and other numerical techniques that have become extremely useful as an engineering tool in recent times to understand the interplay of different mechanistic steps of adsorption. Further, the book provides brief experimental methodologies to use, test, and evaluate different types of adsorbents for water pollutants. Through different chapters contributed by accomplished researchers working in the broad area of adsorption, this book provides the necessary fundamental background required for an academician, industrial scientist or engineer to initiate studies in this area.Key Features Explores fundamentals of adsorption-based separation Provides physical insight into aqueous phase adsorption Includes theory, molecular and mesoscopic level simulation techniques and experiments Describes molecular simulaTable of Contents1. Theory, Molecular/Mesoscopic Simulations, and Experimental Techniques of Aqueous Phase Adsorption. 2. Graphene Nanopores-Based Separation of Impurities from Aqueous Medium: An insight from molecular simulation. 3. Atomistic and Experimental Modeling for Adsorption of Metal Ions With Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Environment. 4. Water and Aqueous Phase Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks: From Experiments to Simulations. 5. Coating of Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solutions : Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 6. Lattice-Boltzmann Modeling of Adsorption Breakthrough in Packed Beds. 7. Improved Removal of Toxic Contaminants in Water by Green Adsorbents. 8. Abiotic Removal with Adsorption and Photocatalytic Reaction. 9. Revalorization of Agro-Food Residues as Bioadsorbents for Wastewater Treatment. 10. Activated Carbon: Role of Surface Chemistry in Water Purification Applications.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Treatment Wetlands
Book SynopsisCompletely revised and updated, Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition is still the most comprehensive resource available for the planning, design, and operation of wetland treatment systems. The book addresses the design, construction, and operation of wetlands for water pollution control. It presents the best current procedures for sizing these systems, and describing the intrinsic processes that combine to quantify performance. The Second Edition covers: New methods based on the latest research Wastewater characterization and regulatory framework analyses leading to detailed design and economics State-of-the-art procedures for analyzing hydraulics, hydrology, substrates and wetlands biogeochemistry Definition of performance expectations for traditional pollutants such as solids, oxygen demand, nutrients and pathogens, as well as for metals and a wide variety of individual organic and inorganic chemicals Discussion of methods of configuration, construction, and vegetation establishment and startup considerations Ancillary benefits of human use and wildlife habitat Specific examples of numerous applications Extensive reference base of current information The book provides a complete reference that includes: detailed information on wetland ecology, design for consistent performance, construction guidance and operational control through effective monitoring. Case histories of operational wetland treatment systems illustrate the variety of design approaches presented allowing you to tailor them to the needs of your wetlands treatment projects. The sheer amount of information found in Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition makes it the resource you will turn to again and again.Table of ContentsPROCESSES AND PERFORMANCE. Overview of Wetlands for Water Quality Treatment. Wetland Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Cycles. Water Flow in Wetlands. Chemical Reactions in Treatment Wetlands. Wetland Process Modifiers. Suspended Solids. Biochemical and Chemical Oxygen Demand. Nitrogen. Phosphorus. Trace Metals and Macroelements. Trace Organics and Inorganics. Pathogens. PRINCIPAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. Analysis of the Wetland Alternative. Wastewater Source Characterization. Regulatory Considerations. Selection of Appropriate Ecosystem Type. Detailed Design. Detailed Economics. ANCILLARY DESIGN ISSUES AND IMPLEMENTATION. Wetland Soils. Groundwater Protection and Liners. Vegetation Selection and Establishment. Design for Wildlife Habitat. Design For Ancillary Human Uses. Construction and Startup. Operation and Maintenance.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Regulating Water and Sanitation for the Poor:
Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to present the potential benefits as well as the challenges of introducing a more formal economic regulatory process into the urban water sector arena in lower-income countries. There is a particular focus upon the impact this may have on the poorest, the informal, slum and shanty dwellers of the rapidly growing cities. Economic regulation, usually introduced in the context of private operation of monopoly water supply, can deliver objectivity and transparency in the price-setting process for public as well as private providers. The book describes and analyses these issues through a consideration of ten country case studies. As a starting point, the current situation for the provision of water and sanitation services for the poorest through non-regulated public providers in India and Uganda is reviewed. Comparative chapters are then presented on Ghana, Philippines, Bolivia, Jordan, Zambia and Indonesia, all with varying degrees of private sector involvement and regulation. Finally the experiences of two richer countries are considered - Chile and England, countries with the longest experience of economic regulation and the 'most privatized' suppliers. In all cases there is a focus on the very necessary role of customer involvement in price-setting and service monitoring and on the role of alternative (private) service providers.Trade Review'This excellent book makes a major contribution to the literature on regulation in a pro-poor direction for urban water supply. It is extremely relevant for policy-makers striving to achieve the Millennium Development Goal for halving the share of world's population without access to clean and affordable water.' - Andrew Nickson, University of Birmingham, UK'The book is well designed, with excellent glossaries, references, tables, figures and index... As a book to have available to students of primary health, public health, health promotion, and not forgetting development studies this book is an extremely useful resource, and whilst it may challenge some personal ideologies this should not detract from the very sound and informative content - in fact it would produce some challenging tutorial materials.' - Australian Journal of Primary HealthTable of ContentsPreface * Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor * Economic Regulation * Regulating for the Poor * Monitoring Public Providers for the Poor * Regulating Public Providers for the Poor * Regulating Management and Concession Contracts for the Poor * Regulating Divested Water Utilities for the Poor * Regulating Alternative Providers for the Poor * Involving and Empowering Poor Customers * Pro-poor Economic Regulation * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Myth of Resource Efficiency: The Jevons
Book Synopsis'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This has subsequently been proved to apply not just to fossil fuels, but other resource use scenarios. For example, doubling the efficiency of food production per hectare over the last 50 years (due to the Green Revolution) did not solve the problem of hunger. The increase in efficiency increased production and worsened hunger because of the resulting increase in population. The implications of this in today's world are substantial. Many scientists and policymakers argue that future technological innovations will reduce consumption of resources; the Jevons Paradox explains why this may be a false hope. This is the first book to provide a historical overview of the Jevons Paradox, provide evidence for its existence and apply it to complex systems. Written and edited by world experts in the fields of economics, ecological economics, technology and the environment, it explains the myth of efficiency and explores its implications for resource usage (particularly oil). It is a must-read for policymakers, natural resource managers, academics and students concerned with the effects of efficiency on resource use.Trade Review'Given both the importance of the topic and the analytical and policy vacuum that surrounds it, a book devoted to Jevons Paradox is both timely and welcome ... [it] contain(s) a great deal of valuable material.' - Steve Sorrell, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex'This extraordinary and timely book focuses on a basic problem involved in achieving major energy conservation. As the authors explain, the Jevons Paradox emphasizes that simply reducing energy use in one system actually often results in increasing energy use in another system. The issue of sustainability cannot be handled just by looking for silver bullets ...' -David Pimentel, Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University 'Efficiency first does not give frugality second; it makes frugality less necessary. But if we seek frugality first we get efficiency second as an adaptation to scarcity. Recognizing the Jevons Paradox, this book cogently argues, is the major key to a rational energy policy. Highly recommended!' -Herman E. Daly, Professor at the School Of Public Affairs, University Of Maryland, and former senior economist in the Environment Department of the World Bank 'This book is the most comprehensive attempt at dismantling the efficiency myth: it examines the subject from a variety of practical and theoretical perspectives, and while it may leave an unsuspecting reader rather depressed it leaves all of us better prepared to face the reality.' -Vaclav Smil, FRSC, Distinguished Professor, University Of Manitoba, Canada 'A thoughtful compilation of the best multidisciplinary approaches to modeling energy and resource use, looking at the extent to which energy efficiency leads to increased consumption and if so, how this price-determined effect can be mitigated.'- Hazel Henderson, Ethical Markets 'A remarkable and unsettling critique of energy policy.' - Crosslands Bulletin'In this thought provoking book , the authors follow the Jevrons Paradox from its originator through time to our current debate on resource use and sustainability.'-Clean Technologies and Environmental PolicyTable of ContentsForeword by Joseph A. Tainter * Introduction * Historical Overview of the Jevons Paradox in the Literature * The Jevons Paradox: The Evolution of Complex Adaptive Systems and the Challenge for Scientific Analysis * Empirical Evidence for the Jevons Paradox * Conclusion * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Land Degradation, Desertification and Climate
Book SynopsisAlthough much is known about the processes and effects of land degradation and climate change, little is understood about the links between them. Less still is known about how these processes are likely to interact in different social-ecological systems around the world, or how societies might be able to adapt to this twin challenge. This book identifies key vulnerabilities to the combined effects of climate change and land degradation around the world. It identifies triple-win adaptations that can tackle both climate change and land degradation, whilst supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services. The book discusses methods for monitoring effects of climate change and land degradation, and adaptations to these processes. It argues for better co-operation and knowledge exchange, so that the research, land user and policy communities can work together more effectively to tackle these challenges, harnessing the "wisdom of crowds" to assess vulnerability and adapt to climate change and land degradation, whilst protecting livelihoods and biodiversity.Trade Review"As we embark on implementing the SDGs and new climate agenda, this book comes at the right point in time. By explaining the interconnections between climate change and land degradation in a scientifically sound yet easy to understand manner we are confident that this book will contribute to the identification of sustainable solutions which help to address the combined effects of land degradation and climate change. Such approaches are key to foster the closer cooperation between our Conventions on both the policy and the implementation level." - From the Foreword, by Christiana Figueres (Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and Monique Barbut (Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification)Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Policy Context 3. Conceptual and Methodological Frameworks 4. Exposure and Sensitivity of Provisioning Ecosystem Services 5. Exposure and Sensitivity of Other Ecosystem Services and Feedbacks between Climate Change and Land Degradation 6. Responses 7. Monitoring and Evaluating Current and Future Effects of Climate Change and Land Degradation 8. Monitoring and Evaluating Response Options 9. Involving Stakeholders 10. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Balancing Water for Humans and Nature: The New
Book SynopsisBalancing Water for Humans and Nature, authored by two of the world's leading experts on water management, examines water flows - the 'blood stream' of both nature and society - in terms of the crucial links, balances, conflicts and trade-offs between human and environmental needs. The authors argue that a sustainable future depends fundamentally on our ability to manage these trade-offs and encourage long-term resilience. They advocate an ecohydrological approach to land/water/environmental problems and advance a strong, reasoned argument for viewing precipitation as the gross fresh water resource, ultimately responsible for sustaining all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem services. This book makes the most coherent and holistic argument to date for a new ecological approach to understanding and managing water resources for the benefit of all. Basing their analysis on per capita needs for an acceptable nutritional diet, the authors analyse predictions of the amounts of water needed for global food production by 2050 and identify potential sources. Drawing on small-scale experiences in Africa and Asia, they also cover the vulnerability of the semi-arid tropics through a simplified model of green and blue water scarcity components.Table of ContentsPart I: Water Functions in the Life-support System * Water: The Bloodstream of the Biosphere * Water Availability: Expanding the Perspective * Human Water Requirements * Incorporating Water for Ecosystem 'Services' * Regional Differences * Part II: Closing Upon the Vulnerable Savanna Zone * Vulnerability of the Savanna Zone * Water Perspectives on Feeding Humanity * Closing the Yield Gap on the Savannna: The Real World Perspective * Part III: Socio-ecohydrological Balancing * Finding the Balance between Water for Humans and for Nature * Towards Hydrosolidarity through Integrated Land/Water/Ecosystem Management * Notes * References * Index
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Cambridge University Press Oil and Politics in Latin America Nationalist Movements and State Companies 40 Cambridge Latin American Studies Series Number 40
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Cambridge University Press Natural Gas and Geopolitics
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Cambridge University Press Coal and Tobacco
Book SynopsisIn Coal and Tobacco, Dr Beckett has attempted, by analysing the west Cumberland economy, and the Lowther's entrepreneurial role, to reveal the vital importance of the coal industry. Dr Beckett's major study is based on the Lowther papers, and reveals the crucial family involvement in these events.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; 1. The Lowthers: land owning-entrepreneurs; 2. Coal: Monopoly and competition; 3. Coal: the structure of trade and industry; 4. The expansion of trade; 5. The development of industry; 6. Communications; 7. Creating new towns: Urban growth; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Ecology of Oil
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Cambridge University Press The Realities of Nuclear Power
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Cambridge University Press Energy and the English Industrial Revolution
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Cambridge University Press Surfactants
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Cambridge University Press Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility
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Cambridge University Press Oil and Politics in Latin America Nationalist Movements and State Companies 40 Cambridge Latin American Studies Series Number 40
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Cambridge University Press Energy and the Missing Resource
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Cambridge University Press Innovation as a Social Process
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Cambridge University Press Foreign Investment and Political Regimes
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Cambridge University Press Oil and Politics in the Gulf
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Cambridge University Press The Struggle for Market Power
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Cambridge University Press Innovation as a Social Process
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Cambridge University Press Oil Dollars Debt and Crises
Oil Dollars Debt and Crises by Mahmoud A. El-Gamal
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Cambridge University Press Wind Power
Book SynopsisClimate change caused by burning fossil fuels and escalating fossil fuel prices make the further rapid development of renewable energy sources a global imperative. Energy provided by wind power, though no panacea, has the potential to make a substantial contribution to meeting electricity needs in many countries. This concise and accessible account of the history and future development of wind power technology offers a complete overview of this vital field for engineers, scientists, students and all readers interested in wind power. Requiring no prior technical knowledge, this book provides a global historical assessment of wind power use, encapsulating sequential experimental changes, and concluding with narration of wind deployment, and an assessment of future options. Wind power is shown as compatible with large scale use: a clean, competitive and abundant energy source to help meet our future needs.Trade Review'Wind Power is a fully researched and carefully referenced story to be read page by page as an integrated whole. For the enthusiast, it is a thriller. …Throughout [Musgrove] maintains the 'good read', with the text never muddled or boring. There have been many books on wind power, but none of this stature and competence for placing the technology as a pillar of our ongoing world economy.' John Twidell, AMSET Centre, HorningholdTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Wind power and our energy needs - an overview; 2. The first windmills; 3. Seven centuries of service; 4. Generating electricity - the experimental years, 1887 to 1973; 5. Evolution of the modern wind turbine, 1973 to 1990; 6. Progress and economics in Europe, 1973 to 1990; 7. UK progress, 1973 to 1990; 8. Development and deployment, 1990 to 2008; 9. The future: from marginal to mainstream; Appendix 1. The power output from wind turbines; Appendix 2. The performance of traditional windmills; Appendix 3. Wind characteristics; Notes to chapters; Notes to Appendices; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Wind Power
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Cambridge University Press Energy and the English Industrial Revolution
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Cambridge University Press Solar Energy Technology Policy and Institutional Values
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Cambridge University Press British Petroleum and Global Oil 19501975 The Challenge of Nationalism History of British Petroleum
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Cambridge University Press Private and Public Enterprise in Europe
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Cambridge University Press The Ecology of Oil
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Cambridge University Press Natural Gas and Geopolitics
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Cambridge University Press Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility
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Cambridge University Press The Global Chemical Industry in the Age of the Petrochemical Revolution
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Cambridge University Press Delivering a Low Carbon Electricity System Technologies Economics and Policy Department of Applied Economics Occasional Papers Series Number 68
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Cambridge University Press Juan Vicente Gomez and the Oil Companies in Venezuela 19081935
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Cambridge University Press Oil Dollars Debt and Crises
Oil Dollars Debt and Crises by Mahmoud A. El-Gamal
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Cambridge University Press Oil and Governance
Book SynopsisNational oil companies (NOCs) play an important role in the world economy. They produce most of the world's oil and bankroll governments across the globe. This book explains the variation in performance and strategy for NOCs and provides fresh insights into the future of the oil industry.Trade Review'State-owned oil companies play a pivotal role in today's petroleum industry. Policymakers, industry leaders, and interested observers alike will gain highly relevant insights into these key players from this excellent volume.' Harald Norvik, CEO of Statoil, 1988–1999'David Hults, Mark Thurber and David Victor give us an illuminating and invaluable look at how the predominant state oil companies govern world oil supplies. A must-read for anyone interested in energy policy.' George P. Shultz, United States Secretary of State, 1982–1989Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction David Hults, Mark Thurber and David Victor; Part II. Thematic Studies of National Oil Companies: 2. The political economy of expropriation and privatization in the oil sector Christofer Warshaw; 3. Hybrid governance: state management of national oil companies David Hults; 4. On the choice of oil company: risk, management, and the frontier of the petroleum industry Pete Nolan and Mark Thurber; Part III. National Oil Company Case Studies: 5. Saudi Arabia - Saudi Aramco: a giant amongst giants Paul Stevens; 6. Iran - oil, monarchy, revolution, and theocracy: a study on the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Paasha Mahdavi; 7. Mexico - handcuffed: an assessment of Pemex's performance and strategy Ognen Stojanovski; 8. Kuwait - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation: an enterprise in grid Paul Stevens; 9. China - China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC): a balancing act between enterprise and government Binbin Jiang; 10. Venezuela - Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.: from independence to subservience David Hults; 11. United Arab Emirates - awakening giant: strategy and performance of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company David Victor and Varun Rai; 12. Brazil - Petrobras: strategy and performance Adilson de Oliveira; 13. Algeria - Sonatrach: the political economy of an Algerian state institution John Entelis; 14. Norway - Norway's evolving champion: Statoil and the politics of state enterprise Mark Thurber and Benedicte Tangen Istad; 15. Russia - Gazprom: the struggle for power Nadejda Victor and Inna Sayfer; 16. Nigeria - the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigeria's network for oil patronage Mark Thurber, Ify Emelife and Patrick R. P. Heller; 17. India - fading star: explaining the evolution of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Varun Rai; 18. Malaysia - Petronas: reconciling tensions between company and state Leslie Lopez; 19. Angola - Sonangol: dexterous right hand of the state Patrick R. P. Heller; Part IV. Conclusions and Implications: 20. Major conclusions and implications for the future of the oil industry David Victor, Mark Thurber and David Hults; Part V. Appendices: I. Performance ranking; II. Depletion; Index.
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Cambridge University Press PetroAggression
Book SynopsisJeff D. Colgan explores why some oil-exporting countries are aggressive, while others are not. Using evidence from key countries such as Iraq, Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Petro-Aggression proposes a new theoretical framework to explain the importance of oil to international security.Trade Review'Jeff Colgan significantly expands our understanding of the relationship between oil and war, explaining the domestic politics of oil's role in enabling revolutionary leaders to pursue aggressive foreign policies. Petro-Aggression presents a clear theoretical argument, which it supports with a wealth of qualitative and quantitative data. Colgan has made a major contribution to the study of energy security.' Charles L. Glaser, George Washington University'There are hundreds of books on global security and oil. Yet it would be hard to find one as compelling and original as Petro-Aggression, which develops new insights into the foreign policies of countries that are both oil-rich and have revolutionary aims. Colgan's analysis breaks important new ground in the study of organized violence and natural resources.' Michael L. Ross, University of California, Los Angeles'In Petro-Aggression: When Oil Causes War, Jeff Colgan provides an indispensable starting point for researchers interested in the relationship between oil and international conflict … he offers a theoretical foundation for future research on a topic likely to grow in importance over the next several years - both within the field of international relations and out in the 'real world'.' Rosemary A. Kelanic, H-Diplo'… this book moves the research frontier forward and will set an agenda for future work - particularly since the author has posted the replication data on his American University website.' Nils Petter Gleditsch, Journal of Peace Research'Resource wars, including coverage of struggles over access to oil, have been the focus of many studies in recent years. This book, however, features a different angle: countries that produce significant amounts of oil that do not act aggressively to enhance their oil supplies, but instead instigate interstate wars … Recommended. Professional collections.' A. Klinghoffer, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. A theory of oil, revolution, and conflict; 3. Evidence and research design; 4. Quantitative impact of oil and revolution on conflict; 5. Iraq; 6. Libya and the Arab Jamahiriyya; 7. Iran; 8. Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution; 9. Saudi Arabia; 10. Does oil cause revolution?; 11. Conclusion and policy implications.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Power Failure
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New Yorker Best Books of 2022 • Financial Times Best Books of 2022 • The Economist Best Books of 2022The dramatic rise—and unimaginable fall—of America''s most iconic corporation by New York Times bestselling author and pre-eminent financial journalist William D. CohanNo company embodied American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial power more spectacularly and more consistently than the General Electric Company. GE once developed and manufactured many of the inventions we take for granted today, nearly everything from the lightbulb to the jet engine. GE also built a cult of financial and leadership success envied across the globe and became the world’s most valuable and most admired company. But even at the height of its prestige and influence, cracks were forming in its formidable foundation.In a masterful re-appraisal of a company that on
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Irish Academic Press Ltd Going Nuclear Ireland Britain and the Campaign to
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James Clarke Company Understanding Energy
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO MOBIL COLLECTIBLES Chasing
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Random House USA Inc The End of Country
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Distributed Power in the United States
Book SynopsisOffers recommendations for ensuring the security and sustainability of the US electricity system now and for future generations through the greater deployment of distributed power systems (DPS). This report provides a comprehensive survey of the current technology and policy landscape of DPS and offers suggestions for its most effective use, along with warnings on its possible pitfalls.Trade ReviewThis book performs a real service in advancing our understanding of distributed power and the contribution it can make as we move to a more efficient clean energy economy." — Senator Jeff Bingaman, former chairman, US Senate Energy Committee on Energy and Natural Resources"This book is an invaluable reference for policymakers, scholars, and businesses looking to understand the complex landscape of distributed power and the challenges and opportunities it presents in the new energy economy." — Andy Karsner, chairman, Manifest Energy, and former assistant secretary of energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy (2006–8)
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Energy Efficiency Building a Clean Secure Economy
Book SynopsisThe entire world, especially the United States, is in the midst of an energy revolution. Since the oil embargo of 1973, individuals, corporations, and other organizations have found ways to economically reduce energy use. In this book, Jim Sweeney examines the energy policies and practices of the past forty years and their impact on three crucial systems: the economy, the environment, and national security. He shows how energy-efficiency contributions to the country's overall energy situation have been more powerful than all the increases in the domestic production of oil, gas, coal, geothermal energy, nuclear power, solar power, wind power, and biofuels. The author details the impact of new and improved energy-efficient technologies, the environmental and national security benefits of energy efficiency, ways to amplify energy efficiency, and more. Energy Efficiency: Building a Clean, Secure Economy reveals how the careful nurturing of private- and public-sector energy efficiency-along
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Petroleum Extension Service Drilling Fluids Lesson 2
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Industrial Gas Flaring Practices
Book SynopsisImportant topic: previously thought of as a safe and efficient practice but studies refute this proving it to be highly pulluting and dangerous Highlights different flare designs, misrepresentations made by industry and the ambiguity in the regulations Includes case studies to bring the topic into context .Trade Review“Written by a chemical engineer, the book offers a comprehensive look at this complex subject . . . As the consequences of gas flaring practices become more widely understood, this reference can help professionals in refineries and chemical plants to reduce CO2 emissions.” (Chemical Engineering Progress, 21 May 2013) Table of ContentsPreface vii About the author xi 1 Principles of Combustion 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Combustion Basics 3 1.3 Physical Gas Laws 9 1.4 Stoichiometric and Thermodynamic Considerations 11 1.5 Ignition 12 1.6 Flammability and Flammable Mixtures 14 1.7 Gas Mixtures 20 2 Overview of Flares and Gas Flaring Practices 23 2.1 General Description 23 2.2 Types of Flares 25 2.3 Flare System Components and Design Features 32 2.4 Flare Regulations 38 2.5 Flare Enforcement Actions 48 2.6 Major Suppliers 52 2.7 Flare Terminology 52 3 Overview of Disposal Systems and Relief Headers 59 3.1 Blowdown Systems 59 3.2 Disposal System Components 63 3.3 Quench Drum 70 3.4 Seals and the Seal Drum 71 3.5 Knockout Drums 73 4 Flare Types 75 4.1 Introduction 75 4.2 Hydrogen Assisted Flares 77 4.3 Steam Assisted Flares 92 4.4 Efficiency and Smoking Flares 97 5 Remote Sensing and Monitoring 103 5.1 Introduction 103 5.2 Remote Sensing Dial Technology 103 5.3 Experience 106 6 Practical Considerations and Emissions Calculations 113 6.1 Introduction 113 6.2 Sizing Considerations 114 6.3 General Permit Obligations 118 6.4 Monitoring System Requirements 122 6.5 Marama Guidelines for Calculating Flare Emissions 130 6.6 TCEQ New Source Review (NSR) Emission Calculations 136 6.7 U.S. EPA’s AP-42 145 6.8 Calculations Versus Measurement 152 7 Case Studies 157 7.1 Introduction 157 7.2 The Exxon Chalmette Refinery 158 7.3 The BP Texas City Refinery 170 7.4 Valero Tennessee Refinery 232 Appendix 241 Properties Data 241
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oil Panic and the Global Crisis
Book SynopsisIs the world running out of oil? This book analyzes predictions of global oil depletion in the context of science, history, and economics. There has been continuing alarm about the imminent exhaustion of earth''s non-renewable resources. Yet, the world has never run out of any significant, globally traded, non-renewable resource. Is the world finally facing a non-renewable resource depletion catastrophe, or is the current concern just another one of a succession of panics? In this book, key assumptions and underlying arguments in the global oil-depletion debate are first summarized and then challenged. Facts about oil supply, production, and consumption are made accessible using concise and simple graphics. Concepts of resource depletion, end-use needs, technology leap-frogging, efficiency, and substitution are used to evaluate historical patterns of exploitation of non-renewable resources and to explore what history suggests about our future dependence on oil. This bTrade Review"He writes so from a position of strength having spent years analysing industry data and I find it difficult not to be swayed by the force of his honest arguments." (Oilholics Synonymous Report, September 2010) It is a book serious students of the world oil market should read, not because Gorelick has all the answers but because his account is well reasoned, well informed, and argued honestly, with respect for responsible opposing viewpoints." (David Lloyd Greene, Science, May 2010) "The book is a refreshing and methodical expose´ of the most common myths about oil that many of us hold as truths. Gorelick weaves an intriguing story from what might have been a dreadfully boring, yet impressive collection of data and observations. It was a pleasure to read and learn from this book, which I highly recommend to experts and non-experts alike, particularly our leaders in government." (Kenneth E. Peters, Geofluids, 2010) "In all my years as a journalist who has written on oil and follows the crude markets closely, I feel this book is the most engaging, detailed and well written one that I have come across in its genre. I am happy to recommend it to commodities professionals, economists, students and just about anyone interested in reading up on the oil depletion debate." (Gaurav Sharma, Infrastructure Journal 2010) "Professor Gorelick’s book is a valuable contribution to the debate about peak oil and could profitably be read by anybody requiring a pathway through the economic and political smokescreens which have grown up around the topic." (Geo Expro, September 2010)Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments x About Units xi Getting Started: What Do You Think? xiii 1 End of the Oil Era 1 Cause for Concern 1 Hubbert's Curve 4 The Appeal of Hubbert's Curve 10 Hubbert's Success 11 US Oil Dependence Since Peak Production 12 Chapters Ahead 13 Notes and References 13 2 The Global Oil Landscape 16 Introduction 16 Defi nitions 17 Petroleum Composition and Energy Density 18 Why a Barrel Is a bbl 20 The Oil Business 20 OPEC 23 How Much Oil Is There? The USGS Assessment 26 From the USGS Assessment to 2009 29 Reserves 31 Where Is Oil Produced? 32 Where Is Oil Consumed? 33 Oil Imports 35 After Oil Is Produced 37 Oil Production Versus Consumption 38 Oil Quality 40 Oil Pricing by Quality 40 Gasoline 41 What Determines the Price of Gasoline at the Pump? 41 The Price of Gasoline 44 Gasoline Price Elasticity: What Happens When the Price Goes Up (or Down)? 45 Gasoline Price Variability 47 Points to Take Away 49 Notes and References 51 3 The Historical Resource Depletion Debate 58 The Malthusian Doctrine 58 The Limits to Growth 59 The Oil Panics of 1916 and 1918 62 Panic Revisited: The Oil Crisis of the 1970s 63 Arguments Supporting Global Oil Depletion 65 Declining Oil Production in Countries in Addition to That in the US 65 Production Exceeds Discoveries 66 Reserve and Endowment Estimates are Inflated 67 Industry Exaggeration of Reserves 69 Fewer Giant Fields Discovered and Production is Declining 70 Decline in Discovery and Oil Drilling Suggests Onset of Production Decline 72 Global Industrial Development and Oil Consumption 74 The Price of Oil is Increasing: Does This Indicate Scarcity? 77 Forecasts Support a Decline in Global Production Using Extensions to Hubbert's Approach 80 Summary 81 Notes and References 82 4 Counter-Arguments to Imminent Global Oil Depletion 87 Myth I: Hubbert's Predicted Production Rates Were Accurate 87 US Oil Production 88 The Bell-Shaped Curve 93 US Natural Gas Production 95 Global Oil Production 95 Myth II: A Decline in Production Necessarily Indicates Scarcity 98 Commodity Scarcity 98 Generalizing the Debate: Resource Economists versus Neo-Malthusians 103 Back to Oil 110 Scarcity Rent 116 Myth III: Resource Assessments Provide Useful Endowment Estimates 118 The Missing Mass Balance 123 Counter-Argument to OPEC and Industry Exaggeration of Reserves 124 Myth IV: After So Much Exploration, There Is Little Oil Left To Be Found 126 US Oil: Reserves 126 US Oil: Discoveries 128 Global Oil: Reserves 132 Global Oil: Discoveries 138 Russian and Global Arctic Oil 144 Myth V: The World Cannot Afford Increases in Oil Use as Developing Nations Demand More Oil 146 Future Demand of Developing Nations 146 Oil Expenditures in the World Economy 153 Myth VI: There Are No Substitutes for Oil 156 The Gold Resource Pyramid 156 The Oil Resource Pyramid 160 The US and Global Oil Resource Pyramids 161 Three Unconventional Oil Substitutes 165 US heavy oil 165 Global heavy oil 166 US oil sands 168 Global oil sands 168 US oil shale 170 Global oil shale 172 Fossil Fuel Conversion: The Role of Gas and Coal 173 The Importance of Diesel 175 Synthetic Fuel from Coal and Natural Gas 175 Natural Gas Resources 177 Coal Resources 180 Chapter Summary 181 Notes and References 183 5 Beyond Panic 195 The Non-Renewable Resource Model 195 Where Is an Effi ciency Gain Possible? 196 Will Increases in Effi ciency Indeed Reduce Demand? 199 Two scenarios for developing nations 204 What Might Ultimately Substitute for Oil? 207 Consideration 1: Cost of dependence on imported oil 208 Consideration 2: Gasoline and atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions 209 Consideration 3: Alternatives 210 Ethanol 211 Biodiesel 212 Leapfrogging to an ultimate substitute 213 Effects of a US move to oil alternatives 215 The State of Oil Resources 219 Ending Thoughts 221 Notes and References 225 Index 231
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