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Energy in nature and society : general energetics of complex systems
- Title
- Energy in nature and society : general energetics of complex systems / Vaclav Smil.
- Author
- Smil, Vaclav.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, [2008], ©2008.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 480 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-459) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. The Universal Link: Energetics, Energy, and Power -- 2. Planetary Energetics: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere -- 3. Photosynthesis: Bioenergetics of Primary Production -- 4. Heterotrophic Conversions: Consumer Bioenergetics -- 5. Human Energetics: People as Simple Heterotrophs -- 6. Traditional Food Production: Humans as Solar Farmers -- 7. Preindustrial Complexification: Prime Movers and Fuels in Traditional Societies -- 8. Fossil Fuels: Heat, Light, and Prime Movers -- 9. Fossil-Fuel Civilization: Patterns and Trends -- 10. Energy Costs: Valuations and Changes -- 11. Environmental Consequences: Metabolism of Fossil-Fueled Civilization -- 12. Energetic Correlates: Complexities of High-Energy Civilization -- 13. Grand Patterns: Energetic and Other Essentials.
- ISBN
- 9780262195652 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0262195658 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780262693561 (pbk.: alk. paper)
- 0262693569 (pbk.: alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007002801
- OCLC
- ocm80359863
- 80359863
- SCSB-5392892
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries