Edited By
Robert Ayres, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, FRANCE
Cutler J. Cleveland, Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University, USA
Robert Costanza, University of Vermont, Vermont, USA
Cutler J. Cleveland, Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University, USA
Jose Goldemberg, Universidade de SaoPaulo,Goldemberg, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Marija Ilic, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie, USA
Eberhard Jochem, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Robert Kaufmann, Boston University, Boston, USA
Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado, USA
Mohan Munasinghe, Munasinghe Institute of Development, Colombo, SRI LANKA
R Pachauri, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, INDIA
Claudia Pardo, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico
Per Peterson, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Lee Schipper, World Resources Institute, USA
Margaret Slade, Warwick University, United Kingdom
Vaclav Smil, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Ernst Worrell, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

In recent years our usage and understanding of different types of energy has grown at a tremendous rate. The editor-in-chief, Cutler Cleveland, and his international team of associate editors have brought together approximately 400 authors to produce the Encyclopedia of Energy. This highly topical reference draws together all aspects of energy, covering a wealth of areas throughout the natural, social and engineering sciences. The Encyclopedia will provide easily accessible information about all aspects of energy, written by leading international authorities. It will not only be indispensible for academics, researchers, professionals and students, but also for policy makers, energy and environmental consultants, and all those working in business corporations and non-governmental organisations whose activities relate to energy and the environment. Also available online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.

Audience:
Academics, researchers, professionals and students working/studying in energy and its related fields; policy makers, energy and environmental consultants; all those working in business corporations and non-governmental organisations whose activities relate to energy and the environment.