Energy Use Worldwide: A Reference Handbook

by Jaina L. Moan, Zachary A. Smith

Overview

This book examines recent energy use trends and their potential consequences for the global population.

Global energy needs have increased dramatically over the past 100 years, and they will continue to increase, creating energy, environmental, and social crises. Can we solve this problem?

The first step, according to the authors of Energy Use Worldwide: A Reference Handbook, is to understand fundamental energy issues. Combining their knowledge from the complementary fields of science and policy, the authors begin by explaining the basic facts of energy—what it is, where it comes from, why it is important. Then they show how energy use is linked to global economics, identify key players, and examine the social and environmental consequences of our energy decisions. For readers interested in—or worried about—our use of fossil fuels, this book provides a keen understanding of both the problem and the possible solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851098903
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/18/2007
Series:	Contemporary World Issues
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Jaina L. Moan is a research associate for the Colorado Plateau Stable Isotope Laboratory at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Zachary A. Smith is Regents' Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. He has published over 15 books, including ABC-CLIO's Freshwater Issues: A Reference Handbook.

Table of Contents

Energy Use Worldwide: A Reference Handbook

Chapter 1: Background and History
Introduction
Energy Concepts
Physical Definitions
Energy Conversion and Efficiency
Electricity
Energy Measurement and Units
Sources of Energy
How Does Society Use Energy?
Fossil Fuels
Nuclear
Renewable Sources
Solar Energy
Water Energy
Wind Energy
Biomass Energy
Geothermal Energy
History of Energy Use
Pre-Industrial
Industrial Revolution: 1850-1914
Energy, War and Global Expansion: 1914-1945
Middle-Eastern Oil: 1945-1970
Oil and the Middle East
Natural Gas, Hydropower and Nuclear Energy
Energy Crisis: 1970-1980
Oil Embargo
Global Response to the Embargo
Conclusion
References

Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
Introduction
Energy and Economics
Energy Markets and Pricing
Globalization
Recent Trends
Centralized Energy Systems
Industrialization of Developing Countries
Environmental and Social Problems
Environmental Issues
Production and Transportation (Fossil Energies)
Air Pollution and Atmospheric Deposition
Global Warming
Nuclear Energy
Renewable Technologies
Social Issues
Diminishing Resources
Security Issues and Conflict
Inequalities
Solutions
Sustainable Development
Technology Solutions: Transition to Renewable Resources
Policy Solutions
National Policies
Global Policy
Personal Energy Responsibility
Conclusion
References

Chapter 3: Special U.S. Issues
Introduction
Energy Facts and Statistics
Energy and Environmental Policy
National Energy Policy
Nuclear Energy Policy
Environmental Regulation
U.S. Energy Issues
Energy and Federal Lands
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Yucca Mountain
Utility and Electricity Regulation
Conclusion
References

Chapter 4: Chronology
Fossil Fuels: Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas
Nuclear Energy
Renewable Energy
Electricity, Engines, Lights and Energy Services
World Energy
U.S. Energy

Chapter 5: Biographies
Alfonzo, Juan Perez
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud
Browne, John
Brundtland, Gro Harlem
Cárdenas, Lázaro
Carnegie, Andrew
Chávez, Hugo
D'Arcy, William Knox
Edison, Thomas
Einstein, Albert
Faraday, Michael
Ford, Henry
Francis, James B.
Gore, Albert Arnold
Hahn, Otto
Hubbert, Marion King
Lay, Kenneth
Mossadegh, Mohammad
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Oppenheimer, Robert J.
Patkar, Medha
Revelle, Rogert
Rockefeller, John D.
Rongji, Zhu
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Saro-Wiwa, Kenule Beeson
Stalin, Joseph
Strong, Maurice
Tesla, Nikolai
Watt, James
Whittle, Frank

Chapter 6: Data and Documents
Introduction
Energy Overview
Energy Resources
Fossil Fuels
Electricity
Nuclear
Renewable Energy
Energy Trade
Environment
U.S. Data
References

Chapter 7: Directory of Organizations

Chapter 8: Resources
General Energy
Print Resources
Books
Periodicals, Jourbanals, and Newsletters
Non-Print Resources
Films and Videorecordings
Databases and Internet Resources
Energy Resources
Print Resources
Books
Periodicals, Jourbanals, and Newsletters
Non-Print Resources
Films and Videorecordings
Databases and Internet Resources
Energy Problems and Solutions: Economics and the Environment
Print Resources
Books
Periodicals, Jourbanals, and Newsletters
Non-Print Resources
Videorecordings
Databases and Internet Resources

Glossary

Index

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

this work is essential for environmental science and public-policy collections.” —Library Jourbanal

“perfect for college-level collections and even some high school holdings strong in the science and social issues surrounding resource management.” —Midwest Book Review

“Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; general readers.” —Choice

“It is recommended for public, high school, and college libraries, especially where there is an interest in energy and environmental issues.” —Reference & User Services Quarterly

From the Publisher

In this comprehensive survey, Moan (political science, Northern Arizona Univ.) and Smith (The Environmental Policy Paradox) delineate energy consumption's influential political figures and principal challenges while clarifying prospective conservation solutions. The book is rich with illustrative tables and offers a glossary of essential terms. Each of its eight chapters concludes with two pages of reference material. The study closes with a 43-page chapter detailing print, electronic, and organizational resources that deal with associated economic and environmental struggles. With its in-depth approach to a timely subject, this work is essential for environmental science and public-policy collections.

—Savannah Schroll Guz

Library Journal