Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations

Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations

Allan Mazur

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2013
Materia
Economía del desarrollo y economías emergentes
ISBN:
9780415634410

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In this book, Allan Mazur, an engineer and a sociologist, explains energy technologies for nontechnical readers and analyses the sociology of energy. The book gives an overview of energy policy in industrialised countries including analysis of climate change, the development of electricity, forms of renewable energy and public perception of the issues.

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