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Science & Engineering of Sustainable Petroleum
Islam R.
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Description for Science & Engineering of Sustainable Petroleum
Hardcover. Editor(s): Islam, Rafiq. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: PHDY; THFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 259 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
We are facing a crisis that threatens the sustainability of the entire planet. Civilisation has been defined up to now by how efficiently we handle our energy needs; nevertheless, today we are bombarded by proposals for alternative technologies that are more energy-intensive than whatever preceded. Engineering has come to mean more processing, greater profit margin, and yet more implosive outcome. Covering up this failure to develop sustainable alternatives highlight only short-term gain. The focus on short-term and tangibles obscures the true vision of technology users. Perpetual justifications of progressively less efficient technologies has become a rampant source ... Read more
We are facing a crisis that threatens the sustainability of the entire planet. Civilisation has been defined up to now by how efficiently we handle our energy needs; nevertheless, today we are bombarded by proposals for alternative technologies that are more energy-intensive than whatever preceded. Engineering has come to mean more processing, greater profit margin, and yet more implosive outcome. Covering up this failure to develop sustainable alternatives highlight only short-term gain. The focus on short-term and tangibles obscures the true vision of technology users. Perpetual justifications of progressively less efficient technologies has become a rampant source ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781626186019
SKU
V9781626186019
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