Oil, water and climate : an introduction
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Catherine Gautier
- ناشر : New York, NY : Cambridge University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9780511398308
Description
Overview -- Carbon dioxide emissions, global warming, and water resources -- Population, environmental impacts and climate change -- Carbon cycle and the human impact -- Peak oil, energy, water, and climate -- Oil consumption and CO2 emissions from transportation -- Oil, economy, power, and conflicts -- Energy alternatives and their connection to water and climate -- The water cycle and global warming -- Fresh water availability, sanitation deficit, and water usage: connection to energy and global warming -- Rivers, lakes, aquifers, and dams: relations to energy and climate -- Water contamination, energy, and climate -- Geopolitics of water and the international situation -- Water alternatives -- Global climate change: Observations, modeling and predictions -- Energy and water challenges and solutions in a changing climate framework: commonality, differences, and connections.
An excellent introduction to oil, water and climate change issues for students of environmental science.
