Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations: The Sociology and Technology of Energy
Author:   Allan Mazur (Syracuse University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415634410


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   12 April 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Allan Mazur (Syracuse University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780415634410


ISBN 10:   0415634415
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   12 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1: The Big Picture 1. The Agrarian and Industrial Transformations 2. Is the Malthusian Trap Imminent? Are Other Energy Problems More Worrisome? 3. Energy Flow in an Industrial Society 4. Energy, Electricity and Quality of Life Part 2: Energy Sources and Consumption: Using More, and More, and More… 5. Fossil Fuels 6. Non-carbon Sources of Energy 7. Was Growth of Energy and Electricity Usage in Industrial Nations Due More to Population Growth or to Other Causes? Part 3: Electric Power 8. Power Grids 9. America's Three Grids Part 4: Energy Controversies 10. Rationality, Pro and Con 11. The Dynamics of Technical Controversy 12. Mass Media and the Public Part 5: Progress and Regress 13. Attempted Solutions 14. What Next?

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This book attempts to bridge the gap, explaining technology for non-technical readers and analysing the sociology of energy. As an enigneer and a sociologist, author Allan Mazur is well placed to make this inter-disciplinary analysis. - Real Power Magazine, Issue 36 Mazur's Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations is a resource that scholars at the intersection of energy, environment, and sustainability will use repeatedly... The book is a unique and valuable intellectual melting pot showing us all what sociology and engineering could be if properly united. - Social Studies of Science, Sage, June 2014 An excellent book for everyone interested in energy-related issues. Summing Up: Highly recommended. - J Tavakoli, Lafayette College, CHOICE Review September 2014


This book attempts to bridge the gap, explaining technology for non-technical readers and analysing the sociology of energy. As an enigneer and a sociologist, author Allan Mazur is well placed to make this inter-disciplinary analysis. - Real Power Magazine, Issue 36 Mazur's Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations is a resource that scholars at the intersection of energy, environment, and sustainability will use repeatedly... The book is a unique and valuable intellectual melting pot showing us all what sociology and engineering could be if properly united. - Social Studies of Science, Sage, June 2014


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Allan Mazur, an engineer and a sociologist, is Professor of Public Affairs in the Center for Environmental Policy and Administration at Syracuse University, USA.

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