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Energy industries & utilities
Hardcover. This work explores the tradition of representing coal miners in literature, poetry, drama and film, investigating the vexed relationship between activists and artists. Duke argues that miners became stock characters in an industrial morality play, robbed of individuality or humanity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AS; DSB; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122373
- ISBN
- 9780813122373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
Recounts the struggle of Trish Bragg and other ordinary West Virginians for fair treatment by the coal companies that dominate the local economies of southern West Virginia. This work is an account of the human and environmental costs of coal extraction, and the inspirational grassroots crusade to mitigate those costs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 63 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; KNBC; LNCR; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124414
- ISBN
- 9780813124414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Hardcover. Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy blends classical economic theory with the realities of the renewable energy (RE) industry to identify incentive structures contributing to the success of project implementation. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 113 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KNBT; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857292117
- ISBN
- 9780857292117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.89
€ 124.89
Hardcover. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578. An Anthropology of Oil. Series: Dislocations. 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452559
- ISBN
- 9780857452559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.01
€ 170.01
Paperback. Abdullahadi H. Taher describes how Saudi Arabia's oil, gas and mineral resources were discovered, and looks at key stages in the development of the oil and gas industries. Close attention is paid to the refining, manufacturing, marketing and export of natural resources and the setting up of refineries in Saudi Arabia. Translator(s): Cumberbatch, Judith. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; KNBG; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564017
- ISBN
- 9780863564017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.43€ 49.50
€ 55.43
€ 49.50
The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil: Lessons from Africa an...
Thorp, Rosemary, Battistelli, Stefania, Guich...
Hardcover. The authors explain why the discovery and development of natural resources is commonly associated with unstable and unequal development, and frequently with violence. They demonstrate the need for policies and institutions by reflecting on both successes and failures in case studies on Botswana, Nigeria and Niger as well as Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KNAT; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137001467
- ISBN
- 9781137001467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.40
€ 123.40
Hardcover. One of the first books to analyze business and financial aspects of sustainable transport and fuels systems and provides novel insights for researchers, managers, and politicians who work in energy and sustainability related areas. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024480
- ISBN
- 9781137024480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.40
€ 123.40
National Monopoly to Successful Multinational: the case of Enel
Bergami, Massimo, Celli, Pier Luigi, Soda, Gi...
Hardcover. Using the Enel case, this volume unpacks the effective implementation of an ambidextrous perspective on adaptation and change, providing some key lessons for managers and scholars. It begins by exploring Enel's recent history, before mapping the steps of a remarkable transition from public monopolist to a successful transnational group. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; KJC; KJK; KJM; KJU; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033895
- ISBN
- 9781137033895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.10
€ 123.10
Hardcover. This book applies a systems and risk perspective on international energy relations, author Per Hogselius investigates how and why governments, businesses, engineers and other actors sought to promote - and oppose- the establishment of an extensive East-West natural gas regime that seemed to overthrow the fundamental logic of the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; JPS; KCLT; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286147
- ISBN
- 9781137286147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.35
€ 156.35
Paperback. This book applies a systems and risk perspective on international energy relations, author Per Hogselius investigates how and why governments, businesses, engineers and other actors sought to promote - and oppose- the establishment of an extensive East-West natural gas regime that seemed to overthrow the fundamental logic of the Cold War. Num Pages: 294 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; JPS; KCLT; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293718
- ISBN
- 9781137293718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 155.11
€ 155.11
Hardcover. This book is an analysis of how oil has affected governance and human, political, and economic development in the countries of the Persian Gulf and shaped these countries' relations with the rest of the world. Num Pages: 217 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPH; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353764
- ISBN
- 9781137353764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardback. This is a valuable, quantitative guide to the technicalities of optimization methodologies in gas and power markets, and will be of interest to practitioners in the energy industry and financial sector who work in trading, quantitative analysis and energy risk modeling. Series: Applied Quantitative Finance. Num Pages: 250 pages, 65 figures, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KNB; PBU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137412966
- ISBN
- 9781137412966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.03
€ 145.03
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Apatity, Russia, from 8 to 12 May 2002 Editor(s): Rasmussen, Rasmus (Ole NORS - North Atlantic Regional Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark); Koroleva, Natalia (Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden, Institute of Kola Science Center RAS, Russia). Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 526 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFM; KNB; RNP; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016684
- ISBN
- 9781402016684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 361.08
€ 361.08
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Apatity, Russia, from 8 to 12 May 2002 Editor(s): Rasmussen, Rasmus (Ole NORS - North Atlantic Regional Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark); Koroleva, Natalia (Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden, Institute of Kola Science Center RAS, Russia). Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 526 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFM; KNB; RNP; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 847.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016691
- ISBN
- 9781402016691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 359.23
€ 359.23
Security of Natural Gas Supply through Transit Countries
. Ed(S): Hetland, Jens; Gochitashvili, Teimur...
hardcover. Proceedings of the Nato Advanced Research Workshop, Tbilisi, Georgia, from 20 to 22 May 2003 Editor(s): Hetland, Jens; Gochitashvili, Teimuraz. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNBG; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402020766
- ISBN
- 9781402020766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.32
€ 131.32
Hardback. A multidisciplinary study combining social science, energy analysis, and risk communication, this work illustrates the range and relative effectiveness of interventions that support sustainable energy consumption. It is aimed at academics, agencies, and activists working on the interaction of energy, the environment, and society. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KNBT; RNPG; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 627.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030864
- ISBN
- 9781402030864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.88
€ 123.88
Hardback. Sustainable solutions require the integration of social and ecological aspects in every planning and decision-making process. This book explains the important principles and elements of Systems Engineering and three planning cases demonstrate the practical application. It provides an understandable guide with questions and recommendations. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KNBT; TBD; TJFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402050176
- ISBN
- 9781402050176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.61
€ 126.61
Hardback. It is widely assumed that our consumer society can move from using fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources while maintaining the high levels of energy use to which we have become accustomed. This book details the reasons why this almost unquestioned assumption is seriously mistaken. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055485
- ISBN
- 9781402055485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.26
€ 127.26
hardcover. Takes on a central quandary in the study of energy and environmental policy: What myths continue to exist in American culture concerning energy, the environment, and society? This book debunks and contextualizes thirteen energy myths relating to electric power, renewable energy, energy efficiency, transportation, and climate change. Editor(s): Sovacool, Assoc Prof. Benjamin K.; Brown, Marilyn A. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402055638
- ISBN
- 9781402055638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.31
€ 130.31
Hardback. Presents both general and comprehensive observations of unsuccessful and successful experiences in water pollution trading programs within the US. This title combines background information with real experience. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBW; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402058622
- ISBN
- 9781402058622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79