Energy systems and sustainability : power for a sustainable future / edited by Bob Everett ... [et al.].

Contributor Everett, Bob.

Edition Statement:2nd ed.

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, in association with the Open University, 2012.

Descriptionxiii, 654 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Note:1 Introducing energy systems and sustainability -- 2 Primary energy -- 3 What do we use energy for? -- 4 Forms of energy -- 5 Coal -- 6 Heat to motive power -- 7 Oil and gas -- 8 Oil and gas engines -- 9 Electricity -- 10 Nuclear power -- 11 The future of nuclear power -- 12 Costing energy -- 13 Penalties: assessing the environmental and health impacts of energy use -- 14 Remedies : towards a sustainable energy future.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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