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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Vaclav Smil |
| ISBN: | 9780313381775 0313381771 |
| OCLC Number: | 505017554 |
| Description: | ix, 178 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Energy systems : their basic properties -- Global transitions : universal patterns -- National transitions : commonalities and particularities -- Coming transitions : expectations and realities. |
| Responsibility: | Vaclav Smil. |
Abstract:
Energy transitions are fundamental processes behind the evolution of human societies: they both drive and are driven by technical, economic, and social changes. This title describes the history of modern society's dependence on fossil fuels and the prospects for the transition to a nonfossil world.
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