Energy, Economic Growth, and the Environment

ISBN-13: 9781617260209 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 232 str.

Sam H. Schurr

Opis

This volume is part of the collection which brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues.

Spis treści

Part I On Economic Growth; Chapter 1 Coming to Terms with Growth and the Environment, Walter W. Heller; Chapter 2 The Environmental Cost of Economic Growth, Barry Commoner; Part II On Energy Growth and the Environment; Chapter 3 Possible Impacts of Environmental Standards on Electric Power Availability and Costs, Philip Sporn; Chapter 4 The Possible Impact of Environmental Standards on the Availability and Cost of Petroleum, Richard J. Gonzalez; Chapter 5 Energy and the Environment, Gordon J. MacDonald; Part III On Problems of Public Policy; Chapter 6 Reconciling Energy Policy Goals, Edward S. Mason; Chapter 7 The Erehwon Machine: Possibilities for Reconciling Goals by Way of New Technology, Glenn T. Seaborg; Chapter 8 New Goals for Society?, Kenneth E. Boulding;

O autorze

Schurr, Sam H.