Power Generation and the Environment (Science, Technology, and Society Seri es)

Roberts, L. E. J.

ISBN 10: 0198583389 / ISBN 13: 9780198583387

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford ; New York, 1990

About this Item

A highly collectible first edition, a tight clean copy, no inscriptions or markings, not price clipped an ex-library or a book of the month club editi on. This book provides an in-depth review of the effects of the large-scale ge neration of electricity. Though known as a versatile, clean and efficient s ource of power at its point of use, the growing consumption of electricity poses important political problems due to wide-ranging effects involved in its production. These may range from environmental damage to ir reversible changes in the climate. The authors trace the reasons for our ev er-increasing energy needs and consider various means of generation, from f ossil fuels to nuclear energy, with a look at some promising renewable technologies. This informative text is aimed at general readers rather than technical experts. The aim throughout is to set forth the relevant facts so that readers can reach their own conclusions. An extensive bibliography is provided for those interested in further research.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power Generation and the Environment (Science, Technology, and Society Seri es)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford ; New York
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198583389
• ISBN 13: 9780198583387
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Environment::Environment

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Synopsis

Energy policy is one of the central questions on the political agenda. The problems involved in satisfying the world's ever-increasing energy needs have been compounded by the realization that increasing use of fossil fuels may damage the environment and cause irreversible climatic changes.

The consumption of electricity is likely to grow because of its versatility, cleanliness, and efficiency at the point of use. The authors review the environmental effects of the large-scale generation of electricity. After tracing the reasons for the pattern of generation we have today, they consider generation from fossil fuels, from nuclear energy, and from some of the more promising 'renewable' technologies.

The book is aimed primarily at the general reader rather than the technical expert, and the object throughout has been to set out the evidence in sufficient detail for readers to reach their own conclusions. An extensive bibliography is included.

Review

'well produced ... the authors present the material in a refreshingly unbiased nonpolemical way and insist that the reader be aware of the basic technology of the various stages in the production and distribution of electricity' Environment and Planning A, 1991