Energy and the Environment / Edition 2

by Robert A. Ristinen, Jack P. Kraushaar

Overview

The cover photo showing illuminated areas of the Earth at night as seen from space satellites illustrates global energy use patterns. The global extent of increasing energy use is cause to examine the ramifications of resource consumption and its effects on the world in which we live. This text examines several critical topics of global importance associated with our increasing use of resource consumption and its impact on our environment.

Energy and the Environment, 2e provides updated information on pivotal issues that surround the study of energy through the exploration of basic concepts, resources applications, and problems of current interest. The text presents up-to-date research and data from the pages of current journals and government publications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471739890
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/16/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Robert A. Ristinen, PhD, deceased, was Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He served as Chair of the University’s Radiation Safety Committee and Chair of the University Energy Conservation Committee.

Jack J. Kraushaar, PhD, deceased, was Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He served on the Rocky Flats Citizens Advisory Committee, the Boulder County Energy Conservation Board, and on the University Energy Conservation Committee.

Jeffrey T. Brack, PhD, retired, was Senior Research Scientist at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and in the High Energy Physics group at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, concentrating in Particle Astrophysics. He was a member of the international Pierre Auger Observatory Collaboration.

Table of Contents

Energy Fundamentals, Energy Use in an Industrial Society.
The Fossil Fuels.
Heat Engines.
Renewable Energy Source I: Solar Energy.
Renewable Energy Source II: Alternatives.
The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Energy.
Energy Conservation.
Transportation.
Air Pollution.
Global Effects.
Epilogue: Looking Ahead.
Appendix.
Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems.
Photo Credits.
Index.

Editorial Reviews

Written for students with little scientific background, this text explores how many of our environmental problems stem from the quest for abundant and inexpensive energy. Chapters cover such material as energy fundamentals, the use of fossil fuels, renewable energy resources, nuclear energy, transportation, air pollution, and the global effects of how we use energy. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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