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Author:   W. Bach ,  J. Pankrath ,  J. Williams
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.320kg
ISBN:  

9789027711779

ISBN 10:   9027711771
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   30 November 1980
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I/Global Energy Demand and Supply — Present and Future.- Economically Efficient Energy Futures.- High Energy Demand and Supply Scenario.- The Role of Climate in Affecting Energy Demand/Supply.- Climate Considerations and Energy Conservation.- Prospects for Using Improved Climate Information to Better Manage Energy Systems.- II/Climatic Impacts of Carbon Dioxide.- The Carbon Cycle and its Perturbation by Man.- The Oceans and Biosphere as Future Sinks for Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide.- The Role of the Biosphere.- Modeling the Surface Temperature Changes Due to Increased Atmospheric CO2.- Constraints on Fossil Fuel Use.- The U.S. Department of Energy and the Carbon Dioxide Issue.- III/Climatic Impacts of Other Gases and Aerosols.- The Effects of Chlorofluoromethanes on Climate.- The Impact of Nitrogen Fertilization.- Climatic Effects of Anthropogenic Trace Gases.- Aerosols and Climate.- IV Climatic Impacts of Land Use Changes.- Impacts Due to Deforestation.- Climate Change Due to Anthropogenic Surface Albedo Modification.- Impacts of Changes Due to Large-Scale Deployment of Energy Conversion Systems.- Climatic Impacts of Urbanization.- V/Climatic Impacts of Heat Emission.- Impact of Waste Heat Emissions in the Upper-Rhine Region.- Local and Regional Climatic Impacts of Heat Emission.- Computer Simulation Studies of the Regional and Global Climatic Impacts of Waste Heat Emission.- VI/Risk-Benefit and Cost-Benefit Assessment.- Comparison of Risks and Benefits Among Different Energy Systems.- Assessing the Importance of CO2-induced Climatic Changes Using Risk-Benefit Analysis.- The Costs of Climatic Impacts.- VII/Possible Preventive Measures.- Reduction of Fossil Fuel Use and Adoption of Alternative Energy Sources.- Conservation Practices and Increased Efficiency of EnergyConversion and Usage.- The Collection, Disposal, and Storage of Carbon Dioxide.- Environmental Control Technology for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide.

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