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04763cam a2200481 a 4500 001 0623B0866BF411DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20221102014946 008 070123s2008 mauab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007002801 020 $a 0262195658 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780262195652 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 0262693569 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780262693561 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)80359863 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d UKM $d C#P $d YDXCP $d BWX $d IAK $d NLGGC $d GZM $d OKN $d VP@ $d U9S $d ZWZ $d NIU $d SILO 050 00 $a QH510 $b .S63 2008 082 00 $a 577/.13 $2 22 084 $a 35.72 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Smil, Vaclav. 245 1 $a Energy in nature and society : $b general energetics of complex systems / $c Vaclav Smil. 260 $a Cambridge, Mass. : $b The MIT Press, $c c2008. 300 $a xi, 480 p. : $b ill., maps ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-459) and indexes. 505 0 $a 1. The universal link: energetics, energy, and power. Evolution of energetics: from Aristotle to Einstein ; Approaches to understanding: concepts, variables, units -- 2. Planetary energetics: hydrosphere, lithosphere. Sun: the star and its radiation ; Energy balance of the Earth: radiation fluxes ; Hydrosphere and atmosphere: thermal and mass fluxes ; Water and air in motion: kinetic fluxes ; Geoenergetics: heat, plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes -- 3. Photosynthesis: bioenergetics of primary production. Photosynthetic pathways ; Global primary productivity ; Productivities of ecosystems and plants ; Phytomass stores ; Autotrophic scaling -- 4. Heterotrophic conversions: consumer bioenergetics. Metabolic capabilities ; Ectotherms and endotherms ; Locomotion ; Biomasses and productivities ; Heterotrophs in ecosystems -- 5. Human energetics: people as a simple heterotophs. Energy sources and basal metabolism ; Requirements and uncertainties ; Thermoregulation ; Limits of human performance ; Gathering, hunting and fishing -- Traditional food production: humans as a solar farmers. Extensive practices ; Permanent cropping ; Muscles, implements, machines ; Cropping intensification ; Traditional agricultures -- 7. Preindustrial complexification: prime movers and fuels in traditional societies. Animate power: human and animal muscles ; Water and wind: wheels and mills ; Phytomass fuels and metallurgy: wood, charcoal, crop residues ; Construction: methods and structures ; Transportation: roads and ships -- 505 8 $a 8. Fossil fuels: heat, light and prime movers. Coals: the earliest modern fuels ; Hydrocarbons: crude oils and natural gases ; From extraction to combustion: modern fossil-fuel industries ; Mechanical prime movers: engines and turbines ; Fossil-fueled electricity: generation and transmission -- 9. Fossil-fueled civilization: patterns and trends. Fuels ad fossil-fueled electricity : energy production and trade ; Nonfossil contributions: biomass and primary electricity ; Global consumption patterns: growth and inequality ; Qualitative changes: transitions and efficiencies ; Energy conservation: gains and rebounds -- 10. Energy costs: valuations and changes. Energy cost of energy: net gains ; Basic materials: from concrete to fertilizers ; Structures and products: from buildings to computers ; Crops and animal foods: subsidized diets ; Modern food system: gains, costs, efficiencies -- 11. Environmental consequences: metabolism of fossil-fueled civilization. Power densities: energy and land ; Energy conversions and heat rejection ; Energy and water ; Energy and the atmosphere ; Interference in grand biospheric cycles -- 12. Energetic correlates: complexities of high-energy civilization. Energy and the economy ; Energy and value ; Energy and the quality of life ; Energy and war ; Energy and the future -- 13. Grand patterns: energetic and other essentials. Energy in the biosphere ; Energy and the civilization ; The challenges ahead. 650 0 $a Bioenergetics. 650 0 $a Energy budget (Geophysics) 650 17 $a Energie (exacte wetenschappen) $2 gtt 650 17 $a Biosfeer. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Energiebronnen $2 gtt 650 17 $a Energieverbruik. $2 gtt 650 6 $a BioeÌnergeÌtique. 650 6 $a Bilan eÌnergeÌtique (GeÌophysique). 650 7 $a Ressources naturelles $x Aspect social. $2 ram 650 7 $a EÌnergie de la biomasse $x Aspect social. $2 ram 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002801.html 941 $a 3 952 $l IBAX173 $d 20180307022035.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824042325.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20100524142743.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0623B0866BF411DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search