Environmental Challenges Confronting the Oil Industry
Javier Estrada
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Description for Environmental Challenges Confronting the Oil Industry
Hardcover. Combines a view of energy markets with a perspective of the relevant environmental issues involved. In the book, these two themes are merged by investigating how the major players in the oil market respond to the challenges from the world of environmental politics. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 206 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Since the late 1980s, when the current tide of environmentalconcern began to rise, every improvement made by the oil industryhas been followed by new demands for further progress. New problemshave been placed on top of the old ones; first smog in the innercities and oil spills on the beaches, then acid rain and forest dieback followed by major tank disasters and renewed attention tourban air quality and finally, climatic change. The purpose of thisbook is to investigate whether the oil industry is able to extendand renew its social legitimacy as it faces its toughest agenda ina century the challenges stemming ... Read more
Since the late 1980s, when the current tide of environmentalconcern began to rise, every improvement made by the oil industryhas been followed by new demands for further progress. New problemshave been placed on top of the old ones; first smog in the innercities and oil spills on the beaches, then acid rain and forest dieback followed by major tank disasters and renewed attention tourban air quality and finally, climatic change. The purpose of thisbook is to investigate whether the oil industry is able to extendand renew its social legitimacy as it faces its toughest agenda ina century the challenges stemming ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Series
Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471977131
SKU
V9780471977131
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99-50
About Javier Estrada
Javier Estrada is the author of Environmental Challenges Confronting the Oil Industry, published by Wiley. Kristian Tangen is the author of Environmental Challenges Confronting the Oil Industry, published by Wiley.
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