Overview
- Describes a process engineering approach to the earth system and global development
- Provides an insight into the complex matter of global flows of energy and materials
- Presents the world's future development of energy supply and climate
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)
Part of the book sub series: Environmental Engineering (ENVENG)
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About this book
The book deals with the global flows of energy and materials, and changes caused by human activities. Based on these facts, the limitations of anthropogenic energy and material flows and the resulting consequences for the development of human societies are discussed. Different scenarios for lifestyle patterns are correlated with the world´s future development of energy supply and climate. The book provides a process engineering approach to the Earth system and global development. It requires basic understanding of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology, and provides an insight into the complex matter for readers ranging from undergraduate students to experts.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energy Flows, Material Cycles and Global Development
Book Subtitle: A Process Engineering Approach to the Earth System
Authors: Georg Schaub, Thomas Turek
Series Title: Environmental Science and Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12736-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26636-2Published: 29 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-12736-6Published: 13 December 2010
Series ISSN: 1863-5520
Series E-ISSN: 1863-5539
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 204
Topics: Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Environmental Chemistry