Sustainable energy production and consumption : benefits, strategies and environmental costing

Preface. Energy And Economic Growth; R. Ayres.- Win-Win Strategies for Tackling Oil and Natural Gas Constraints while Expanding Renewable Energy Use; M. Jefferson.- After the Fossil Fuel Era; L. Sertorio.- Biomass or Biomess? The promises and Limits of Bioenergy; J. Spangenberg.- Cost and Environmental Effectiveness of Climate Change Mitigation Measures; N. Markoska et al.- Sustainable Environmental Management in Croatia - Waste and Climate Change; D. Schneider.- Studying the "addiction to oil" of developed societies using the Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal Metabolism (MSIASM); M. Giampietro.- Systemic Economic Instruments for a Energy Climate and Global Security; J. Greyson.- Sustainability and Economic Feasibility of Combinations of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Fossil Fuels for Production of Heat and Electricity; K. Popovski and S. Popovska Vasilevska.- Third Party Financing New Financial Tools for Energy Efficiency -- An International Perspective; C. Ferrari.- Vital Problems of Human Development, Indicators and Eco-Centric Solutions; A. Gorobets Lifestyles, Energy, and Sustainability: the Exploration of Constraints; I. Matutinovie.- Approaches to Sustainable Energy Consumption Patterns; D. Krajnc et al.- Energy, Environment and Security in Eastern Europe; Oleg Udovyk.- Capacity Building for Sustainable Energy Access in the Sahel/Sahara Region - Wind Energy as Catalyst for Regional Development; K. Benhamou.- Bio-diesel and Hydrogen in Croatia -- Challenge and Necessity; A. Krstulovie and F. Barbir.- Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research for Future Markets; H.-J. Neef.- Hydrogen Production from Biomass; M. Al-Alawi.- PV Large Scale Rural Electrification Programs and the Development of Desert Regions; S. Labed.- Life Cycle Impacts and Total Costs of Present and Future Photovoltaic Systems: State-of-the Art and Future Outlook of a Strategic Technology Option for a Sustainable Energy System; M. Raugei and P. Frankl.- Integrated Systems and Zero Emission Production Patterns in Agriculture, Industry and the Energy Sector -- Why Green Is Not Enough; S. Ulgiati et al.- Biorefinery: Biomaterials and Bioenergy from Photosynthesis -- I within Zero Emission Framework; J. Gravitis.- GIS (Geographical Information Systems), Energy and Emergy Analyses for Proper Use of Local Energy Resources; P.P. Franzese et al.- Energy Use and CO2 Emissions From Fuel Combustion in the OECD and Non-OECD Countries: Trends Based on Decomposition Analysis; M. Pihlajamaki et al.- Carbon Management for Secure Communities; N. Mortimer. Author Index. Subject Index.