Engineering response to climate change
PREFACE In June 1991, we convened the Workshop on the Engineering Response to Global Climate Change: Planning a Research and Development Agenda. Approximately 70 scientists and engineers spent 4 days discussing what research was necessary in order to identify the causes and the extent of climatic ch...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press
[2013]
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | Gale eBooks
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009672604806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1 - The Fifth Revolution; Chapter 2 - Radiatively Important Atmospheric Constituents; Chapter 3 - Scenarios of Future Socio-Economics, Energy, Land Use, and Radiative Forcing; Chapter 4 - Understanding Sea Level Rise and Coastal Hazards; Chapter 5 - Water Resources; Chapter 6 - Energy Demand, Efficiency, and Conservation; Chapter 7 - Renewable Electricity; Chapter 8 - The Future of Energy from Nuclear Fission; Chapter 9 - Energy from Nuclear Fusion
- Chapter 10 - Energy from Space for Sustainable Commercial Power for EarthChapter 11 - Adapting to Climate Change; Chapter 12 - Climate Engineering: Impact Reducer or Suffering Inducer?; Back Cover
