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Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-carbon Society
ISBN: 9781905570102 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Includes an overview of the likely impacts of oil and natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial societies. This book explores how three important groups within global society - the power elites, the organized opposition to the eli
Includes an overview of the likely impacts of oil and natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial societies. This book explore...
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Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
ISBN: 9781905570003 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Dealing with the imminent decline of cheap oil, this book shows how oil and war have been closely related in the 20th century. Tracing the crucial role of fossil fuels in the rise of industrialism, it discusses the degree to which energy alternatives can compensate for oil, and recommends a global programme of resource conservation and sharing.
Dealing with the imminent decline of cheap oil, this book shows how oil and war have been closely related in the 20th century. Tracing the crucial rol...
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66,76 zł |
Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Decline in Earth's Resources
ISBN: 9781905570133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The 20th century saw unprecedented growth in population, food production and energy consumption. As the population shifted from rural areas to urban cities, the human impact on the environment increased dramatically. This book addresses various cultural, p
The 20th century saw unprecedented growth in population, food production and energy consumption. As the population shifted from rural areas to urban c...
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The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
ISBN: 9781905570331 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to drop, and governments stagger under record deficits. This title focuses on the financial crisis, explaining how and why it occurred, and what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes.
Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to drop, and governments stagger under record d...
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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
ISBN: 9781900322188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infinite supply. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive outcome. These changes can lead to the rebirth of local communities that will grow more of their own food, generate their own power, and build their own houses using local materials. They can also encourage the development of local... We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infini... |
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109,78 zł |
Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History
ISBN: 9781603589789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction. It is the story of a resource that has been undeniably central to the creation of our modern culture, and ever-present during the darkest exploits of empire the world over
The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction. It is the story of a resource that has been undeniably central to the creation ...
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102,73 zł |