Energy Consumption And Quality Of Life
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| Author | : Reza Nadimi |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2019-04-17 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9811378401 |
This book utilizes statistical techniques to define a quality of life (QoL) indicator combining the three dimensions of economy, health, and education. In turn, it uses modeling to assess the impact of energy consumption on 112 countries’ QoL. What sets the proposed model apart from previous research is its ability to distinguish between pre-developing, developing, and developed countries. One important aspect of this distinction is their different global energy policies and their priorities with regard to achieving sustainable energy consumption. Accordingly, the book also discusses eco-sufficiency, eco-efficiency, and energy poverty reduction for the three different types of countries. In turn, the book provides general information on how to reconcile sustainable energy consumption with QoL and economic development. Optimization programming technique and simulation are applied to measure potential energy saving in each country, without sacrificing economic progress, and while maintaining QoL. Given its scope, the book is highly recommended to the following audiences: (1) readers seeking a state-of-the-art quantitative work on energy systems and QoL; (2) manufacturers and developers of renewable energy technologies who consider renewables as an option for mitigating energy poverty; and (3) international institutions such as the United Nations seeking a sustainable global energy strategy.
| Author | : Dr. Vk Dixit |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Cost and standard of living |
| ISBN | : 9788188684878 |
| Author | : Seung Bae Kim |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 1989 |
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| Author | : Vaclav Smil |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 564 |
| Release | : 2018-11-13 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0262536161 |
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. "I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History, he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans' ability to turn energy into heat, light, and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10,000 years. —Bill Gates, Gates Notes, Best Books of the Year Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows—ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity—for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts—from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time.
| Author | : Clifford A. Hooker |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 1981-12-15 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1487590245 |
As the supply/cost crunch tightens, issues related to energy become increasingly compelling. This is a guide for the general public to the fossil fuel crisis facing Canada, and Ontario in particular. It is also about other long-term matters of greater importance: the economic, socio-political, and cultural consequences of the choices which now have to be made, primarily by governments. The authors argue that energy policy is social policy. Therefore our ideas about the kind of society we want must be a governing consideration in working out a policy to take Canada through the energy crisis. The four writers bring to bear on the problem the perspectives of engineering, philosophy, environmental studies, and economics. The result is a balanced guide for the continuing debate on the adaptation of society to the imperatives of energy.
| Author | : Kristian Fabbri |
| Publisher | : MDPI |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2020-12-10 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 3039366564 |
Buildings allow several kinds of human activity: work, eat, sleep, play, etc., and they have a role in determining quality of life: ugly and uncomfortable buildings can be the worst place to live. The energy performance of buildings has a special role in improving and guaranteeing quality of life because it concerns architectural design, energy cost, consumption and energy poverty, and thermal comfort—both indoor and outdoor. Following a multidisciplinary approach, we present several case studies and articles about the correlation between building and quality of life. The included research highlights the relationship between BEP and quality of life in terms of wellbeing and thermal comfort and household smartness following UE Directive 844/2018, as well as the reduction of energy poverty and the impact of buildings on the environment and global warming. Also in this book is a city-scale study that attempts to evaluate the effect of climate change on building performance and building energy efficiency mapping and, moreover, reports some cases of indoor environment quality as well as thermal comfort in nearly zero energy buildings; finally, detailed scientific literature on energy poverty and outdoor wellbeing quality of life are presented.
| Author | : M. McGillivray |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2006-11-28 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0230625606 |
This book provides insights into how human well-being could be better defined and empirically assessed. It takes stock of and reviews various concepts and measures and provides recommendations for future practice and research.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 349 |
| Release | : 2010-06-10 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0309156866 |
America's economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, leaving consumers and the industrial and service sectors looking for ways to reduce energy use. To achieve greater energy efficiency, we need technology, more informed consumers and producers, and investments in more energy-efficient industrial processes, businesses, residences, and transportation. As part of the America's Energy Future project, Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States examines the potential for reducing energy demand through improving efficiency by using existing technologies, technologies developed but not yet utilized widely, and prospective technologies. The book evaluates technologies based on their estimated times to initial commercial deployment, and provides an analysis of costs, barriers, and research needs. This quantitative characterization of technologies will guide policy makers toward planning the future of energy use in America. This book will also have much to offer to industry leaders, investors, environmentalists, and others looking for a practical diagnosis of energy efficiency possibilities.
| Author | : Vaclav Smil |
| Publisher | : Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780262194921 |
An objective, comprehensive and accessible examination of today's most crucial problem: preserving the environment in the face of society's insatiable demand for energy.
| Author | : Aska Julia Kern |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Multiple disciplines have studied various factors influencing household energy consumption.However, Quality of Life (QOL) preferences and their effects on energy related behaviors are notyet widely explored. In addition, while QOL and well-being are commonly associated with eachother, the relation between QOL preferences and subjective well-being (i.e. life satisfaction) is notwell researched. Thus, this thesis aims to analyze the relations between QOL preferences, lifesatisfaction, and a specific energy related behavior, more specifically, the annual electricityconsumption in Swiss households (measured in kWh). In order to investigate the relationships ofthe variables in question, five different structural equation models (SEM) are developed, eachrepresenting different relationship patterns involving QOL preferences, life satisfaction, andelectricity consumption. The data analyzed was provided by the second wave of the Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey (SHEDS). The findings suggest that QOL preferencesregarding good health and having nice possessions are positively related to electricityconsumption, while living according to one's identity, spending leisure to one's satisfaction, andbeing appreciated and respected are negatively related to it. In addition, the QOL preferencesgood health, good relations, and having access to a clean natural environment are positivelyassociated with life satisfaction, while being able to find and maintain employment and beingappreciated and respected are negatively associated with it. No definitive result was found for therelation regarding electricity consumption and life satisfaction. This thesis highlights the value ofconsidering QOL preferences as predictors for energy related consumption behaviors with aspecific focus on electricity consumption.
