This book explores the future of energy technologies with emphasis on alternative, non-conventional technologies, their potential impacts, and the technical, economic, and policy issues that affect their successful integration into global energy markets. It considers energy management and technology development by exploring data from energy technology "roadmaps." International in scope, it examines both the technical and non-technical aspects of emerging technologies and presents detailed technology assessments for specific alternative energy resources. It includes an overview of the problems...

Dynamic Modeling of Environmental Systems is a primer on using models to understand environmental problems. With their many natural, economic, political, and technical aspects, environmental problems require a systems approach. This book provides an introduction to modeling concepts and applications that is specifically geared toward the environmental field. Sections on modeling terminology, the uses of models, the model-building process, and the interpretation of output provide the foundation for detailed applications. After an introduction to the basics of dynamic modeling, the book leads...

A primer on modeling concepts and applications that is specifically geared toward the environmental field. Sections on modeling terminology, the uses of models, the model-building process, and the interpretation of output provide the foundation for detailed applications. After an introduction to the basics of dynamic modeling, the book leads students through an analysis of several environmental problems, including surface-water pollution, matter-cycling disruptions, and global warming. The scientific and technical context is provided for each problem, and the methods for analyzing and...