ABSTRACT
Society's use of energy and technology is at heart of many of the most significant environmental problems of recent years, including problems of health, global warming and acid rain. Use of technology has been a major cause of environmental problems but new technology offers many solutions. Energy, Society and Environment is an introduction to energy and energy use, and the interactions between technology, society and the environment. The book is clearly structured to examine: * key environmental issues, and the harmful impacts of energy use * new technological solutions to environmental problems * implementation of possible solutions * implications for society in developing a sustainable approach to energy use. Social processes and strategic solutions to problems are located within a clear, technological context with topical case studies and informative diagrams illustrating key issues. Energy, Society and Environment examines the potential and limits of technical solutions to environmental problems and suggests the social, economic and political changes necessary to avoid serious environmental damage in the future.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |1 pages
Sustainability
chapter |1 pages
A model of interactions
chapter |1 pages
The environmental part of interaction
chapter |1 pages
The model reviewed
chapter |2 pages
Negotiating conflicts of interest Social equity
chapter |1 pages
The growth of environmental concern
chapter |1 pages
Alternative technology
chapter |1 pages
The current ‘green’ debate
chapter |1 pages
The battle of the units
chapter |4 pages
National and global energy use
chapter |1 pages
The oil crisis
chapter |3 pages
Environmental problems emerge
chapter |2 pages
Political reactions
chapter |2 pages
Alternative energy options
chapter |1 pages
Reserves
chapter |1 pages
Conserving energy – or generating more?
chapter |1 pages
Using energy efficiently
chapter |1 pages
Combined heat and power
chapter |1 pages
Matching supplies to uses
chapter |1 pages
Local impacts of renewables
chapter |1 pages
Renewable energy flows
chapter |1 pages
Local environmental limits
chapter |1 pages
Overall energy limits
part |2 pages
Part 2 Sustainable technology
part |2 pages
Part 3 Problems of implementation
part |2 pages
Part 4 Sustainable society