Handbook of Energy
1st Edition
Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds
Description
Handbook of Energy, Volume II: Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds draws together a comprehensive account of the energy field from the prestigious and award-winning authors of the Encyclopedia of Energy (2004), The Dictionary of Energy, Expanded Edition (2009), and the Handbook of Energy, Volume I (2013).
Handbook of Energy, Volume II takes the wealth of information about historical aspects of energy spread across many books, journals, websites, disciplines, ideologies, and user communities and synthesizes the information in one central repository. This book meets the needs of a diverse readership working in energy, and serves as a vital method of communication among communities including colleges and universities, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, consulting firms and research institutes of energy, environmental, and public policy issues.
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
Details
- No. of pages:
- 968
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Elsevier Science 2014
- Published:
- 6th December 2013
- Imprint:
- Elsevier Science
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780124170193
- Hardcover ISBN:
- 9780124170131
About the Author
Cutler J. Cleveland
Cutler J. Cleveland is the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies at Boston University, where he also holds the position of Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment. Dr. Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier Science, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, Editor-in-Chief of the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier Science, in press) and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecological Economics. Dr. Cleveland is a member of the American Statistical Association’s Committee on Energy Statistics, an advisory group to the Department of Energy, and a participant in the Stanford Energy Modeling Forum. He has been a consultant to numerous private and public organizations, including the Asian Development Bank, Charles River Associates, the Technical Research Centre of Finland, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the MacArthur Foundation have supported his research. Dr. Cleveland’s research focuses on the ecological-economic analysis of how energy and materials are used to meet human needs. His research employs the use of econometric models of oil supply, natural resource scarcity, and the relation between the use of energy and natural resources and economic systems. Dr. Cleveland publishes in journals such as Nature, Science, Ecological Modeling, Energy, The Energy Journal, The Annual Review of Energy, Resource and Energy Economics, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, and Ecological Economics. He has won publication awards from the International Association of Energy Economics and the National Wildlife Federation.
Affiliations and Expertise
Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University, MA, USA
Christopher Morris
Christopher Morris is owner of Morris Books and a professional lexicographer who has edited more than 20 different dictionaries on a wide variety of subjects. He is editor in chief of the award-winning Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology, which provides the largest vocabulary of science yet compiled and features special essays by 120 eminent scientists, including nine Nobel laureates. He served as chief editor of the Macmillan school dictionary series, which includes several of the largest-selling educational dictionaries in U.S. history. He has also been an author of school and college textbooks and has compiled many different scientific glossaries, for fields such as ecology, endocrinology, microbiology, oncology, reproductive biology, and toxicology. He and Cutler Cleveland previously collaborated on the Encyclopedia of Energy, winner of an American Library Association award, for which Dr. Cleveland was editor in chief and he served as chief development editor.
Affiliations and Expertise
Lexicographer, Morris Books, Escondido, CA, USA
Reviews
"Anyone interested in the historical aspects of energy or the impact of energy on the environment will find this book very useful…a reference book for those needing historical facts pertaining to energy." --IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Handbook of Energy, Volume II
“Top ten lists (mostly ten items) presented by experts highlight important milestones, impacts, and notable issues. The lists expose topics that might otherwise get lost within a chronology…This book adds value by making its content accessible and inviting. Students can flip through the pages and find something interesting. Summing Up: Recommended.”-- CHOICE, July,2014
"Cleveland and Morris integrate the social, physical, biological, and engineering sciences in a broad reference designed for diverse readers. The overarching themes are sources, foundations, applications, impacts, and correlations. Within these, 53 sections are each covered by chronologies that document the major events that define the topic; top ten lists that provide personal insight from specialists in that field;…"--ProtoView.com, February 2014