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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
Climate Change and Small Island States
Author: Jon BarnettPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136542868
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their people has been remarkably slow. This book is the first to apply a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without understanding the social systems and values of island societies.
Site Characterization Progress Report
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Category : Radioactive waste disposal in the ground
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Energy Research Abstracts
Author: ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development AdministrationPublisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
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ERDA Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development AdministrationPublisher:
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Eco-Politics and Global Climate Change
Author: Sachchidanand TripathiPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031480988
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth insight into the ecological perspective on a number of ongoing issues pertaining to security, the economy, the state, global environmental governance, development, and the environment. The chapters critically compare and analyze the role of global eco-politics in understanding and sorting out issues linked with climate change. Furthermore, it presents a contemporary and accessible description of why we need to embrace eco-politics in order to address the various ecological challenges that we face in the current changing climate scenario.
Wind Energy for Power Generation
Author: K. R. RaoPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3319751344
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
This far-reaching resource covers a full spectrum of multi-faceted considerations critical for energy generation decision makers considering the adoption or expansion of wind power facilities. It contextualizes pivotal technical information within the real complexities of economic, environmental, practical and socio-economic parameters. This matrix of coverage includes case studies and analysis from developed and developing regions, including North America and Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle-East and Africa. Crucial issues to power generation professionals and utilities such as: capacity credits; fuel saving; intermittency; penetration limits; relative cost of electricity by generation source; growth and cost trends; incentives; and wind integration issues are addressed. Other economic issues succinctly discussed inform financial commitment to a project, including investment matrices, strategies for economic evaluations, econometrics of wind energy, cost comparisons of various investment strategies, and cost comparisons with other energy sources. Due to its encompassing scope, this reference will be of distinct interest to practicing engineers, policy and decision makers, project planners, investors and students working in the area of wind energy for power generation.
EDIS
Author: United States. Environmental Data and Information ServicePublisher:
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Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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