Energy Books

New and Published Books

1. The Biobased Economy

   Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era

   Edited by Hans Langeveld, Johan Sanders, Marieke Meeusen

   The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil are driving our society towards increased use of biomass for energy, chemical compounds and other materials – the beginnings of a biobased economy. As alternative development models for the biobased economy emerge, we need to...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Social Dynamics of Carbon Capture and Storage

   Understanding CCS Representations, Governance and Innovation

   Edited by Nils Markusson, Simon Shackley, Benjamin Evar

   Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

   Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged rapidly as a crucial technological option for decarbonising electricity supply and mitigating climate change. Great hopes are being pinned on this new technology but it is also facing growing scepticism and criticism. This book is the first to bring...

   Published May 3rd 2012 by Routledge
3. Maritime Transport and the Climate Change Challenge

   Edited by Regina Asariotis, Hassiba Benamara

   International maritime transport is the backbone of the world globalized economy. It is a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions but also likely to be affected by wide-ranging and potentially devastating climate change impacts associated with rising sea levels and increased frequency/...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Energy Efficiency in Housing Management

   Policies and Practice in Eleven Countries

   Edited by Nico Nieboer, Sasha Tsenkova, Vincent Gruis, Anke van Hal

   The embedding of energy efficiency in the management of individual housing organisations is crucial for the realization of current ambitious energy efficiency policies. This issue is examined for the first time in this book through an analysis of selected case studies in new ‘green’ buildings, as...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
5. China's Climate Change Policies

   By Wang Weiguang, Guoguang Zheng, Jiahua Pan

   China is becoming a rising star in global economical and political affairs. Both internationally and within China itself, people have great expectations of its future role. This book aims to clarify many aspects of China’s key position in the climate change situation and policy debates. However,...

   Published April 22nd 2012 by Routledge
6. Community Futures, Legal Architecture: Foundations for Indigenous Peoples in the Global Mining Boom

   Edited by Marcia Langton, Judy Longbottom

   How are indigenous and local people faring in their dealings with mining and related industries in the first part of the 21st century? The unifying experience in all the resource-rich states covered in the book is the social and economic disadvantage experienced by indigenous peoples and local...

   Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
7. Visualizing Climate Change

   A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions

   By Stephen R.J. Sheppard

   Carbon dioxide and global climate change are largely invisible, and the prevailing imagery of climate change is often remote (such as ice floes melting) or abstract and scientific (charts and global temperature maps). Using dramatic visual imagery such as 3D and 4D visualizations of future...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
8. Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice

   By Fergus Nicol, Michael Humphreys, Susan Roaf

   The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. For the fortunate they also provide comfort and delight. In the twentieth century comfort became a 'product' produced by machines and run on cheap energy. In a world where fossil fuels are becoming ever scarcer and more...

   Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness

   The Role of Sugar Cane in Africa

   Edited by Francis X. Johnson, Vikram Seebaluck

   Growing concerns about the impacts of climate change and dependence on fossil fuels have intensified interest in bioenergy from sugar cane and other crops, highlighting important links between energy, environment and development goals. Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by severe poverty; the...

   Published March 11th 2012 by Routledge
10. Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure

    Paths to the Future

    By Annie Pearce, Yong Han Ahn, HanmiGlobal Co, Ltd

    Construction is one of the biggest industries in the world, providing necessary facilities for human prosperity ranging from the homes in which we live to the highways we drive, the power plants that provide energy for our daily activities, and the very infrastructure on which human society is...

    Published February 21st 2012 by Routledge