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02457aam a2200349 i 4500 001 2A088B849A5F11EAB859A06697128E48 003 SILO 005 20200520010010 008 161027t20172017enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016049332 020 $a 1107605040 020 $a 9781107605046 035 $a (OCoLC)961388619 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d EQO $d DAC $d Z35 $d UKMGB $d ITD $d GYG $d IOB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a TJ163.2 $b .C4 2017 100 1 $a Cassedy, Edward S., $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Introduction to energy : $b resources, technology, and society / $c Edward S. Cassedy, Polytechnic University, New York, USA, Peter Z. Grossman, Butler University, Indiana, USA. 250 $a Third edition. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2017. 300 $a x, 399 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $g Part III. $t Energy transition. $t Introduction -- $t Energy resources -- $t Conventional conversion of energy -- $t The demand for energy -- $t Global perspectives -- $g Part II. $t Power generation : the technology and its effects. $t Fossil fuels : impacts and technology -- $t Nuclear fission technology -- $t The nuclear fuel cycle, weapons proliferation, and nuclear power : the next generation -- $t The economics of electric power -- $g Part III. $t Energy technology and the future. $t Alternative technologies -- $t Energy transition. 520 $a "Given the potential disruption of climate change, understanding energy issues and technologies is more important than ever if societies are to make informed choices on policy. Now in its third edition, Introduction to Energy explores the crucial issues connected to modern energy technology and its uses. Fully updated to respond to the substantial developments in the energy sector, the book expands on the relationships of energy use and climate change; of energy availability and the alleviation of world poverty; and of energy consumption and the sustainability of the lifestyles of people in the industrialized world."--Back cover. 650 0 $a Power resources. 650 0 $a Power (Mechanics) 700 1 $a Grossman, Peter Z., $d 1948- $e author. $4 aut 941 $a 2 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214045945.0 952 $l UUAX975 $d 20200520010019.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2A088B849A5F11EAB859A06697128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search