{"product_id":"energy-and-climate-change-9780470853139","title":"Energy and Climate Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor more information on this title, including student exercises, please visit\u003c\/b\u003e, http:\/\/www.people.ex.ac.uk\/DAColey\/ \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnergy and Climate Change: Creating a Sustainable Future\u003c\/i\u003e provides an up-to-date introduction to the subject examining the relationship between energy and our global environment. The book covers the fundamentals of the subject, discussing what energy is, why it is important, as well as the detrimental effect on the environment following our use of energy. Energy is placed at the front of a discussion of geo-systems, living systems, technological development and the global environment, enabling the reader to develop a deeper understanding of magnitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning is re-enforced, and the relevance of the topic broadened, through the use of several conceptual veins running through the book. One of these is an attempt to demonstrate how systems are related to each other through energy and energy flows. Examples being wind-power, and bio-mass which are rea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At its modest price it must represent the bargain of the year.\" (\u003ci\u003eChromatographia\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As a text book for GCSE level students, this title is worthy of \u003cb\u003e4 stars\u003c\/b\u003e.\" (\u003ci\u003eEnagri eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Energy: concepts, history and problems\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Energy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is energy?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy in various disguises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy quality and exergy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The planet’s energy balance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparisons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. A history of humankind’s use of energy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy and society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWealth, urbanization and conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur current level of energy use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Sustainability, climate change and the global environment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebating climate change and answering the sceptics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Economics and the environment\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Combustion, inescapable inefficiencies and the generation of electricity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombustion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalorific values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInescapable inefficiencies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeat pumps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDouble Carnot efficiencies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe generation of electricity from heat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II – Unsustainable energy technologies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Coal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtraction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe combustion of coal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Oil\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtraction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe combustion of oil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: the motor car.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Gas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtraction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe combustion of gas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: the domestic boiler.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Non-conventional hydrocarbons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOil shale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTar sands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethane hydrate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Nuclear power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical basis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaste.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs nuclear power the solution to global warming?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Hydropower.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: Itaipu hydroelectric station.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePumped storage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Transport and air quality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresent day problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir quality and health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: air quality in Exeter, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Figures and philosophy: an analysis of a nation’s energy supply.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOil and gas production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuel poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarbon emissions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable energy in the UK: the current state of play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III – Climate change: predictions and policies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. Future world energy use and carbon emissions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world's future use of energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. The impact of a warmer world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural variability and model reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpacts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosting the impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. Politics in the greenhouse: contracting and converging.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate negotiations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing it all together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV – Sustainable energy technologies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent world sustainable energy provision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. Energy efficiency.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCogeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing energy losses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy efficiency in buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20. Solar power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassive solar heating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeat pumps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolar water heating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow temperature solar water heating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: solar water heating, Phoenix Federal Correction Institution, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh temperature solar power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow temperature water-based thermal energy conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOECD resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21. Photovoltaics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectrical characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof-top PV.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: Doxford Solar Office, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOECD resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22. Wind power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe modern horizontal axis wind turbine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOECD resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: Harøy Island Wind Farm, Sandøy, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23. Wave power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWave characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: the Pelamis P-750 wave energy converter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24. Tidal and small-scale hydropower.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall-scale hydropower.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOECD resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25. Biomass.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: anaerobic digester, Walford College Farm, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOECD resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26. Geothermal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies for use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOECD resource.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: Hacchobaru geothermal power station, Kokonoe-machi, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27. Fast breeders and fusion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFast breeder reactors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: JET Torus, Culham, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28. Alternative transport futures and the hydrogen economy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving energy efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative transport fuels and engines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydrogen powered vehicles and the hydrogen economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuel cells.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: the greening of natural gas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29. Carbon sequestration and climate engineering.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapture technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reflection of solar radiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample application: Statoil, Sleipner West gas field, North Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e30. A sustainable, low carbon future?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodology and assumptions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResults.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorldwide reductions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat can I do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix 1: National energy data.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix 2: Answers to in-text problems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix 3: Bibliography and suggested reading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix 4: Useful data.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525393719639,"sku":"9780470853139","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470853139.jpg?v=1731860345","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/energy-and-climate-change-9780470853139","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}