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Author | : Kenneth D. Frederick |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2013-10-18 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1135994420 |
By recording one country's experience with its vast natural resource base, America's Renewable Resources: Historical Trends and Current Challenges will help to inform the management of future demands on the resource base in the U.S. and throughout the world. The contributors focus specifically on renewable resources--water, forests, rangeland, cropland and soils, and wildlife--which possess the capacity to restore themselves after they have be consumed. Because this capacity can be destroyed and the time required for restoration can be very long, a balance in their use is necessary to sustain continued productivity. In arresting fashion, the authors trace the history of each resource's use from early colonial times through periods of dramatic, sometimes cataclysmic, changes in its utilization by an expanding, diversifying society. They show how unforeseen consequences have forced social institutions into existence and compelled policy makers, especially at the federal level, to deal with problems for which they were largely unprepared. America's Renewable Resources, by examining changes in demand, technologies, policies, and institutions, will assist both policy makers and the public at large to look past short-term events to the conditions fundamental to maintaining our future economic and environmental wellbeing. Originally published in 1991
Author | : Jeanne Nagle |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1435856023 |
Examines conservation and recycling as a way to sustain the world's resources, and includes information on bioproducts and making positive consumer choices.
Author | : United States. Department of the Interior |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biomass energy |
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Author | : United States. Department of State. Division of Functional Intelligence |
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Natural resources |
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2010-03-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309151899 |
A component in the America's Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, solar-photovoltaic, geothermal, solar-thermal, hydroelectric, and other renewable sources. The book focuses on those renewable sources that show the most promise for initial commercial deployment within 10 years and will lead to a substantial impact on the U.S. energy system. A quantitative characterization of technologies, this book lays out expectations of costs, performance, and impacts, as well as barriers and research and development needs. In addition to a principal focus on renewable energy technologies for power generation, the book addresses the challenges of incorporating such technologies into the power grid, as well as potential improvements in the national electricity grid that could enable better and more extensive utilization of wind, solar-thermal, solar photovoltaics, and other renewable technologies.
Author | : Alden D. Hinckley |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2013-10-22 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1483188779 |
Renewable Resources in Our Future is a collection of illustrated papers that discusses various renewable energy sources. The opening chapter discusses the concepts involved in relying solely on renewable energy, including the advantages and disadvantages. The succeeding chapters cover various renewable resources, such as solar, water, and soil. The book also details both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The last chapter talks about alternative future, such as nuclear-powered society and space cities. The text will be of great interest to individuals concerned with the world energy situation.
Author | : H. Jeffrey Leonard |
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Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Central America |
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Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Electric power |
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Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Forest management |
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Author | : Robert Theobald |
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Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Renewable natural resources |
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This items is the product of a conference held January 22-25, 1979 by the USDA and other agencies to increase understanding of possibilities and problems within the future of renewable natural resources. The conference was designed to be an "experience" and is not presented as a standard proceeding.