Valuing energy for global needs : a systems approach
by
Martínez, Daniel M., 1976-, author.
Title
:
Valuing energy for global needs : a systems approach
Author
:
Martínez, Daniel M., 1976-, author.
ISBN
:
9781606502655
Personal Author
:
Martínez, Daniel M., 1976-, author.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xii, 207 pages) : illustrations.
Series
:
Environmental engineering collection
Environmental engineering collection.
Contents
:
1. Energy's role and value -- 2. The value of energy resources -- 3. Value added and lost in energy services -- 4. Economic energy value -- 5. Resources and environmental costs -- 6. Social impacts -- 7. Framework for a new value metric -- Index.
Abstract
:
This book serves as a starting point for energy engineers, sustainability managers, political leaders, and properly informed citizens to explore the net value added by energy systems. Since some resources deplete and some new technologies will require time to emerge, the book takes the reader through the range of costs and benefits, considering the contexts of geography, human needs, and of time. The book takes a particularly close look at the underdeveloped world that currently lacks access to modern energy, and which is crippled by its dependence on dirty, inefficient biomass fuels to meet bare subsistence needs. The authors provide evidence for the reality that energy provides tremendous social value, ranging from the most basic survival to development, to great luxury, inevitably, at a cost. Based on this evidence the reader will be well-equipped to ask the questions: Which energy resources should be abandoned and which should be embraced as we strive for a sustainable future?
Subject Term
:
Power resources -- Economic aspects.
Renewable energy sources.
Genre
:
Libros electronicos.
Added Author
:
Ebenhack, Ben W.,
Electronic Access
:
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 2059446-1001 | HD9502 .A2 M278 2016 | Ebrary E-Books |