A History of Energy: Northern Europe from the Stone Age to the Present Day
Author:   Bent Sorensen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
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9781136487897


Pages:   552
Publication Date:   04 November 2011
Format:   Electronic book text
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A History of Energy: Northern Europe from the Stone Age to the Present Day


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Author:   Bent Sorensen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781136487897


ISBN 10:   1136487891
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   04 November 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction: Climate Background and Eem Visitors 2. Weichselian Stone Age: Coping with the Cold North 3. Late Stone Age: More Settlements and Transitions 4. Agriculture, Trade and Metals 5. Migration and Exploration by Land and Sea 6. Medieval Society: Church Building and a Little Dissent 7. Renaissance: The Missed Opportunities 8. Aftermath: Ecological Disasters and Counter-measures 9. Industrialisation and Infrastructure Development 10. Electricity: Wind or Coal? 11. Oil, Nuclear (no thanks!) and Natural Gas 12. Conflicting Directions: Renewable Energy and Decentralisation in a World of Globalisation and Growing Consumption. Index

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Bent Sorensen is professor emeritus at Roskilde University. He has held academic positions at Universities of New South Wales (Australia), Grenoble (France), Yale and Berkeley (USA) and Kyoto (Japan), and been technical director of Denmark's largest engineering firm. He has served as advisor for OECD and several governments and UN agencies, and was a lead author for the IPCC Second Assessment Report.

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