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“stephen gurman”

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  • Making the Most of the Water We Have

    The Soft Path Approach to Water Management

    Edited by David B. Brooks, Stephen Gurman, Oliver M. Brandes ...
    Based on the ‘soft path approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water. This approach starts by ensuring that ecosystem needs for water are satisfied and then undertakes a radical approach to reducing human uses of water by economic and social incentives, including open decision-making, water markets and equitable pricing, and the application of super ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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  • The Biobased Economy

    Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era

    Edited by Johan Sanders, Marieke Meeusen, Hans Langeveld ...
    The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil are driving our society towards increased use of biomass for energy, chemical compounds and other materials - the beginnings of a biobased economy. As alternative development models for the biobased economy emerge, we need to determine potential applications, their perspectives and possible impacts as well as policies that can steer ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Energy Transition

    An Overview of the True Challenge of the 21st Century

    by Vincent Petit ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Against the backdrop of rapid advances in the energy sector, this book provides a concise overview of the complex challenges in the energy paradigm today, which revolve around the seemingly unsolvable energy equation.The author, an experienced energy professional, combines the various aspects of the energy transition into a single perspective. While highlighting a number of salient problems, he ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Energy Investments

    An Adaptive Approach to Profiting from Uncertainties

    by Ricardo G. Barcelona ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book examines what lies behind the uncertainties surrounding the fuel and power markets. Exploring the role of renewables and how they potentially disrupt or create opportunities, it challenges widely accepted wisdoms in investment. The author asks questions such as: Are “business as usual” strategies that favour fossil fuels the best route to future prosperity? What prospects do firms face ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Nuclear Juggernaut

    The transport of radioactive materials

    by Martin Bond ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Every day throughout Britain, by road, by rail and by sea, there are large numbers of routine movements of radioactive cargo. Materials at all stages of the nuclear cycle, from uranium ore to nuclear waste, from nuclear warheads to radioactive isotopes used in medicine, are constantly on the move. In normal circumstances handling low-level material exposes workers to small doses of radiation, but ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Transport Policy and the Environment

    Six case studies

    by Kenneth Button ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Transport, in particular the motor vehicle, is a major source of environmental disruption and, in the developed world, accounts for thirty percent of energy consumption. In most countries, transport policy is a major government concern, yet it is rare for decisions to be made outside a narrow set of sectoral considerations.This book, commissioned by the OECD, looks at seven countries; the UK, the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Biofuels and Rural Poverty

    by Joy Clancy ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Bioenergy
    Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas of developed countries.Three key concerns are examined from a North-South perspective: ecological ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Personal Transport and the Greenhouse Effect

    by Peter Hughes ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    The issue of 'sustainability' in the developed world is nowhere more critical than in the field of personal travel, which in many countries has become the fastest-growing contributor to global warming. Unless the use of cars can be brought under control, there is little chance of meeting government targets for reducing greenhouse emissions.Personal Transport and the Greenhouse Effect sets out the ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Fuelwood Trap

    A study of the SADCC region

    by Barry Munslow, Yemi Katerere, Adriaan Ferf, Phil O'Keefe ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Over 60 million people live in the SADCC countries; by 2000 AD the number will be over 100 million. The vast majority, city-dwellers as well as farmers, rely on wood fuel for domestic use. Supplies are diminishing as consumption grows. The quality of life is deteriorating yet further and the environment is more and more degraded.But these phenomena are not simply the consequence of a wood shortage ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Environmental Management of Low-Grade Fuels

    by Mary MacDonald, Michael Chadwick, Gareg Aslanian ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    The negative environmental impacts of energy use, particularly soil and water pollution, continue to present serious policy dilemmas. The release of emissions and effluents and the build-up of solid waste throughout the fuel cycle have disruptive effects on natural habitats and human health. Further, fuel combustion can result in the emission of carbon dioxide, ozone, methane and nitrogen dioxide ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Power of Knowledge in Real Estate & Investments

    by Francesco Di Meglio ...
    In The Power of Knowledge in Real Estate & Investments, Francesco Di Meglio has written a down-to-earth, easy-to-understand practical guide for anyone buying or selling a property.Francesco has seen it all in his more than 25 years in the real estate business, and he distills his knowledge and experience to demystify the field, with clear examples of strategies he has used to make money and build ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Biomass Assessment

    by Andrew Millington, John Townsend ...
    Series series Energy and Infrastructure Set
    Energy is an issue for everyone and nowhere more so than in the SADCC countries. But for sensible policy and planning, clear information about the extent of resources is needed.This innovative study combines the results of field assessment of biomass with advanced techniques in remote sensing by satellite to give the first comprehensive and detailed picture of biomass distribution throughout the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD