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Title Energy, sustainability, and the environment [electronic resource] : technology, incentives, behavior / edited by Fereidoon P. Sioshansi.

Imprint Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xli, 598 p. : ill. (some col.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface About the contributors Introduction Part 1: Challenge of sustainability Part 2: Technological fixes Part 3: Case studies Epilogue: Towards sustainable living Index.
Summary "The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing steps and insights to meet carbon reduction requirements and maintaining the health and welfare of the firm"-- Provided by publisher.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Renewable energy sources.
Energy conservation -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Sioshansi, Fereidoon P. (Fereidoon Perry)
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780123851369 (hardback)
9780123851376 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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