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Author:
Hallett, Steve, 1966-
Title:
The efficiency trap : finding a better way to achieve a sustainable energy future / Steve Hallett.
Publisher:
Prometheus Books,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
337 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Renewable energy sources.
Renewable energy sources--Forecasting.
Industrial efficiency--Social aspects.
Renewable energy sources--United States.
Industrial efficiency--Social aspects--United States.
Industrial efficiency--Social aspects.
Renewable energy sources.
Renewable energy sources--Forecasting.
United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue. The eighth deadly sin -- pt. 1. The efficiency paradox. The petroleum interval ; The conventional wisdom ; The unconventional wisdom -- pt. 2. Efficiency traps. Energy efficiency traps ; The energy substition trap ; The efficient food trap -- pt. 3. Thinking in systems. Learning from nature ; Efficient business and economy traps ; The ecology of collapse -- pt. 4. Beyond efficiency. Resilience : beyond sustainability ; Strengthening vital systems ; Building resilient communities -- Epilogue. The key that unlocks the efficiency trap.
ISBN:
1616147253 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9781616147259 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)818738024
LCCN:
2012048879
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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