
Handbook of Energy
Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds
Description
Key Features
- Interdisciplinary coverage appropriate for scientists in environmental sciences, social and natural sciences, and engineering
- Top Ten lists, written by prominent subject experts, provide personal reflections on key issues
- Chronologies covering 40 different subject areas provide all the significant events in a given field from the geologic past to the present day
Readership
Libraries of colleges/universities; non-governmental organizations; government agencies; consulting firms; research institutes of energy, environmental, and public policy issues. Academics, undergraduate/graduate students, research scientists who study energy, business corporations, professional firms, government agencies, foundations, other groups whose activities relate to energy.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART I: Sources
Introduction
Section 1. Bioenergetics
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Cloud
Section 2. Biomass
Chronology
Section 3. Hydropower
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 4. Wind
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 5. Coal
Chronology
Word Cloud
Section 6. Oil
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Cloud
Section 7. Oil Sands
Chronology
Section 8. Natural Gas
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 9. Manufactured Gas
Chronology
Section 10. Electricity
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 11. Nuclear
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Cloud
Section 12. Alternatives
Chronology
Section 13. Renewables
Chronology
Section 14. Solar
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 15. Photovoltaics
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 16. Geothermal
Chronology
Section 17. Hydrogen
Chronology
Section 18. Fuel Cells
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 19. Ocean Energy
Chronology
PART II: Foundations
Introduction
Section 20. Thermodynamics
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Cloud
Section 21. Physics
Chronology
Word Clouds
Section 22. Chemistry
Chronology
Word Clouds
Section 23. Earth Science
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 24. Measurement
Chronology
Section 25. Concepts
Chronology
Top Ten
PART III: Applications
Introduction
Section 26. Consumption
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Clouds
Section 27. Conversion
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 28. Efficiency
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 29. Storage
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 30. Materials
Chronology
Section 31. Devices and Tools
Chronology
Section 32. Agriculture
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 33. Mining
Chronology
Section 34. Transportation, Land
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 35. Transportation, Water
Chronology
Section 36. Transportation, Air
Chronology
Section 37. Lighting
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 38. HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning)
Chronology
Section 39. Refrigeration
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 40. Communication
Chronology
Top Ten
PART IV: Impacts
Introduction
Section 41. Depletion and Shortages
Chronology
Word Clouds
Section 42. Wars and Conflicts
Chronology
Word Cloud
Section 43. Health and Safety
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Cloud
Section 44. Environment
Chronology
Notable Air Pollution Disasters
Ten Most Significant Oil Spills
Word Cloud
Section 45. Climate Change
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Clouds
Section 46. Ecology
Chronology
Word Cloud
Section 47. Transitions
Chronology
PART V: Correlations
Introduction
Section 48. Economics
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 49. Business
Chronology
Top Ten
Section 50. Organizations
Chronology
Word Cloud
Section 51. Policy
Chronology
Top Ten
Word Cloud
Section 52. Social Issues
Chronology
Word Cloud
Section 53. Public Attitudes
Chronology
Word Cloud
Product details
- No. of pages: 968
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier Science 2013
- Published: November 15, 2013
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- eBook ISBN: 9780124170193
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780124170131
About the Authors
Cutler J. Cleveland
