Nuclear Power, Energy & the Environment

We need energy to warm and light our homes, to power our transport and communications, and to support our manufacturing industries. Can we obtain enough energy to satisfy the needs of a rapidly increasing world population without, at the same time, devastating the earth? Is nuclear power the way to do this?
This book surveys available energy sources and their effects on the environment in the context of moral imperatives and political realities.

List of contents

The energy crisis; the renewable energy sources; nuclear power; the safety of nuclear reactors; choosing the best energy sources; effects on the environment; energy scenarios; political aspects of the energy crisis; moral aspects of the energy crisis.

Summary

This text surveys available energy sources and their effects on the environment in the context of moral imperatives and political realities. It considers: the political aspects of the energy crisis; nuclear power; effects on the environment; and choosing the best energy sources.

Product details

• Authors: Hodgson, P. E. Hodgson, Peter E Hodgson, Peter E (Univ of Oxford Hodgson, Peter E. Hodgson, Peter Edward Hodgson, Hodgson Peter E, Peter E Hodgson
• Publisher: Icp
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.1999
• EAN: 9781860941016
• ISBN: 978-1-86094-101-6
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 323 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science