Global energy shifts : fostering sustainability in a turbulent age /

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Author / Creator:Podobnik, Bruce, 1968-
Imprint:Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2006.
Description:v, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6014816
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ISBN:1592132936 (cloth : alk. paper)
1592132944 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-216) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Global energy shifts in world historical perspective
  • 2. The rise of coal
  • 3. Conflict in coal and the emergence of new energy systems
  • 4. The first period of crisis
  • 5. The rise of oil, natural gas, and nuclear power
  • 6. The second period of crisis
  • 7. Toward a sustainable energy system.