L. D. Danny Harvey

Gebundenes Buch

Energy and the New Reality 2

Carbon-free Energy Supply

Beschreibung

Transforming our energy supplies to be more sustainable is seen by many to be the biggest challenge of our times. In this comprehensive textbook, L. D. Danny Harvey sets out in unprecedented detail the path we must take to minimize the effects that the way we harness energy will have on future climate change. Detailed yet accessible, meticulously researched and reviewed, this work constitutes an indispensible textbook and reference for students and practitioners in sustainable energy and engineering.

Autor

Danny Harvey is a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto. He began his career over 25 years ago in the area of computer climate simulation and analysis, but has gradually shifted to the analysis of energy systems and prospects for stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at relatively non-threatening levels. He is author of the Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and Community-Integrated Energy Systems, which provides a comprehensive guide on how to design buildings to use one-quarter of the energy compared to current conventional practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 1574g
• ISBN-13: 9781844079131
• ISBN-10: 1844079139
• Artikelnr.: 29233004