Energy at the Crossroads
Global Perspectives and Uncertainties
- Paperback
444 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2005
Summary
An objective, comprehensive, and accessible examination of today’s most crucial problem- preserving the environment in the face of society’s insatiable demand for energy.In Energy at the Crossroads, Vaclav Smil considers the twenty-first century’s crucial question- how to reconcile the modern world’s unceasing demand for energy with the absolute necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere. With this book he offers a comprehensive, accessible guide to today’s complex energy issues-how…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262693240 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262693240 |
| Author: | Vaclav Smil |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 444 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 771g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 25mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
”…[Zeroes] in on the issue of reconciling the world’s accelerating demand forenergy…” Peter D. Blair American Scientist
“The most sober, thorough, and thoughtful integrated text on energy available, and it embodies core facts and some fundamental truths that any analyst of energy issues should ponder.” - Michael Grubb, Nature”
About The Author
Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of forty books, including Energy and Civilization, published by the MIT Press. In 2010 he was named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. In 2013 Bill Gates wrote on his website that “there is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.”
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