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251. Green Households

     Domestic Consumers, the Environment and Sustainability

     Edited by Klaas Jan Noorman, Ton Schoot Uiterkamp

     Households are one of the main sources of waste and of other environmental impacts. This is a study of domestic consumption. Drawing on empirical research largely from The Netherlands, it takes households as consumer units and examines the entire household metabolism. This includes the way domestic...

     Published June 30th 1997 by Routledge
252. The Swedish Nuclear Dilemma

     Energy and the Environment

     By William D. Nordhaus

     Renowned economist William Nordhaus has developed many innovative approaches for analyzing complex environmental questions. He applies them to the possible phaseout of nuclear power in Sweden in The Swedish Nuclear Dilemma: Energy and the Environment. While making a major contribution to that...

     Published June 16th 1997 by RFF Press
253. Energy Environment and Development

     By Professor Jose Goldemberg

     The relationship between energy and the environment has been the basis of many studies over the years, as has the relationship between energy and development, yet both of these approaches may produce distortions. This is the first book to study all three elements in relation to one another....

     Published November 30th 1996 by Routledge
254. The British Electricity Experiment

     Privatization: the record, the issues, the lessons

     By John Surrey

     In 1990, energy in the UK underwent a unique and fundamental transformation, with the privatization of the electricity supply industry. This is the first book to fully assess the experiment. It first explains how - and why - the British electricity supply industry was privatized. It then identifies...

     Published September 30th 1996 by Routledge
255. Smog Alert

     Managing Urban Air Quality

     By Derek Elsom

     The world's cities are choking on pollution from traffic and industry. With the health of over 1.6 billion people under threat, poor urban air quality is fast becoming one of them most pressing environmental problems of our times. Smog Alert examines the causes and scale of urban air pollution,...

     Published May 31st 1996 by Routledge
256. Renewable Energy Strategies for Europe

     Electricity Systems and Primary Electricity Sources

     By Michael Grubb, Roberto Vigotti

     Published in association with The Royal Institute of International Affairs Technologies for generating electricity from primary renewable sources ? hydro, wind, solar cells, wave and tidal power - are developing rapidly. So too are Europe?s electricity systems, which are undergoing momentous...

     Published March 31st 1996 by Routledge
257. Passive Cooling of Buildings

     By D. Asimakopoulos

     Edited by M. Santamouris

     Series: BEST (Buildings Energy and Solar Technology)

     Energy use in buildings in the EU represents about 40% of the total annual energy consumption. With greater awareness of the need to reduce energy consumption comes a growth of interest in passive cooling, particularly as an alternative to air-conditioning. This book describes the fundamentals of...

     Published February 29th 1996 by Routledge
258. Renewable Energy Strategies for Europe

     Foundations and Context

     By Michael Grubb

     Published in association with The Royal Institute of International Affairs Renewable energy has been hailed by some as the foundation of future energy supplies, while others have voiced profound scepticism. In recent years, this sharp division has weakened: outright rejection has been tempered as...

     Published December 31st 1995 by Routledge
259. Photovoltaics in Buildings

     A Design Handbook for Architects and Engineers

     By Friedrich Sick

     Edited by Thomas Erge

     The integration of photovoltaics (PV) into buildings goes beyond energy saving by providing a clean and elegant way of actually generating electricity. There are already numerous successful examples and rapid technological improvements promise expansion of PV's present niche market to that of a...

     Published December 31st 1995 by Routledge
260. Recycling and the Politics of Urban Waste

     By Matthew Gandy

     The affluence of western society has given rise to unprecedented quantities of waste, presenting one of the most intractable environmental problems for contemporary society. This book examines recycling and municipal waste management in three major cities: London, New York and Hamburg. A range of...

     Published March 31st 1994 by Routledge