Energy, sustainability, and the environment : technology, incentives, behavior / edited by Fereidoon P. Sioshansi.

Contributor(s): Sioshansi, Fereidoon P [editor.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2011Description: xxvi, 598 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780123851369 (hardback); 012385136X (hardback)Subject(s): Renewable energy sources | Energy conservation -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 333.7916 LOC classification: TJ808 | .E588 2011
Contents:
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.
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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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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