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China's Past, China's Future
China has a population of 1.3 billion people which puts strain on her natural resources. This volume, by one of the leading scholars on the earth's biosphere, is the result of a …
Power Density
The first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, and all common energy …
Biomass Energies
tions is not possible without first putting the problem into a wider con- text. Consequently, before proceeding with detailed critical topical cov- erage of individual biomass …
Making the Modern World
How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other …
Invention and Innovation
From the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity-and its attendant breakthroughs and busts.Included in BILL GATES's 2023 Holiday Reading …
Energy at the Crossroads
An objective, comprehensive, and accessible examination of today's most crucial problem: preserving the environment in the face of society's insatiable demand for energy.In Energy …
Feeding the World
A realistic yet encouraging look at how society can change in ways that will allow us to feed an expanding global population.This book addresses the question of how we can best …
Luvut eivät valehtele
Luvut kertovat, millainen maailma on.Tämä teos on opas kiehtoviin ja jopa yllättäviin maailmaammekuvaaviin lukuihin.Kumpi on pahempaa ympäristöllemme, autosi vai puhelimesi?Kuinka …
Prime Movers of Globalization
The story of how diesel engines and gas turbines, used to power cargo ships and jet airplanes, made today's globally integrated economy possible.The many books on globalization …
Energia ja sivilisaatio
Energia on ainoa universaali valuutta. Sen avulla asiat saadaan tehdyksi. Se on suuri mahdollistaja. Energian muuntaminen muodosta toiseen on ollut aineellisen sivilisaatiomme …
Energy in China's Modernization
A selection of 50 Slovak folk tales assembled from the collections of folklorist Pavol Dobsinsky. The translator seeks to preserve the poetic qualities of the originals, and the …