Energy and human welfare: a critical analysis. Volume III. Human welfare: the end use for power
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Statements by the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Committee on Environmental Alterations precede the nine chapters of the book. The end products are the measure of the social value of the entire process of power production. This output can be increased by burning more fuel or by improving the efficiency with which energy is converted into the desired goods and services or energy conservation. The latter is the more desirable since it reduces both the environmental and capital costs incurred in producing energy. This then is the scenario discussed in the nine chapters following the Preface by Barry Commoner. They are: A Review of Forecasts for U.S. Energy Consumption in 1980 and 2000, Lee E. Erickson; Energy Use in Transportation, D. P. Grimmer and K. Lusczcynski; Energy Use in Architecture and Building, Richard G. Stein; Mechanization, Energy and Agriculture, Michael Perelman; Power Consumption and Human Welfare in Industry, Commerce, and the Home, Barry Commoner and Michael Corr; Bottles, Cans and Energy Use, Bruce Hannon; Home Energy Consumption as a Function of Lifestyle, Michael Corr and Dan McLeod; Electric Power, Employment, and Economic Growth, Herman E. Daly; and Electric Power Requirements for Controlling Air Pollutants from Stationary Sources, William D. Watson, Jr. (MCW)
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- United States
- Language:
- English
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