Energy Resource Extraction And Society

Author : Anna Szolucha
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135121392X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy, Resource Extraction and Society written by Anna Szolucha and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy is central to the fabric of society. This book revisits the classic notions of energy impacts by examining the social effects of resource extraction and energy projects which are often overlooked. Energy impacts are often reduced to the narrow configurations of greenhouse gas emissions, chemical spills or land use changes. However, this neglects the fact that the way we produce, distribute and consume energy shapes society, political institutions and culture. The authors trace the impacts of contemporary energy and resource extraction developments and explain their significance for the shaping of powerful social imaginaries and a reconfiguration of political and democratic systems. They analyse not only the complex histories and landscapes of industrial mining and energy development, including oil, coal, wind power, gas (fracking) and electrification, but also their significance for contested energy and social futures. Based on ethnographic and interdisciplinary research from around the world, including case studies from Australia, Germany, Kenya, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Turkey, UK and USA, they document the effects on local communities and how these are often transformed into citizen engagement, protest and resistance. This sheds new light on the relationship between energy and power, reflecting a wide array of pertinent impacts beyond the usual considerations of economic efficiency and energy security. The volume is aimed at advanced students and researchers in anthropology, sociology, human geography, science and technology studies, environmental studies and sustainable development as well as professionals working in the field of impact assessments.

Author : Edward S. Cassedy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521637671
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Energy written by Edward S. Cassedy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-12-03 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical examination of all aspects of modern energy production.

Author : Paul Bowles
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031321723
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extractive Bargains written by Paul Bowles and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to focus on state-led ‘extractive bargains,’ designed to reach a social consensus on the extent of extractive activities, how they should be governed and their negative consequences mitigated. These state-led ‘bargains’ have taken a number of different forms and offer varying degrees of promise in meeting environmental and social concerns. The book critically examines ‘bargains’ in states across the Global North and the Global South, incorporates Indigenous issues, and judiciously assesses their prospects for promoting long-term sustainability. It focusses on mineral and fossil fuel extraction in particular including bargains designed to govern the former as the demand for minerals used in “green energy” increases and to limit the use of the latter. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of global studies, global political economy, political science, political sociology, sustainability, environmental sociology, development studies and geography. Chapter 1 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262195658
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy in Nature and Society written by Vaclav Smil and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, systematic, analytically unified, and interdisciplinary treatment of energy in nature and society, from solar radiation and photosynthesis to our fossil fueled civilization and its environmental consequences.

Author : Fred Cottrell
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449031692
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy and Society written by Fred Cottrell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy and Society (Revised) When first published in 1955, this book was among the first interpretive treatments of the connection between a society's energy conditions and evolution of its culture. The book begins with a basic discussion of the earliest forms of energy uses and evolves through a discussion of how the evolution of alternative energy converters has impacted the growth of civilization. Dr.Cottrell takes us from food gathering societies up through the beginning of the industrial revolution into the age of nuclear power. With each step of change, he discusses how society has changed and the impact these changes have had on economic, moral and social issues. Today, more than any time in history, the questions of energy sources, energy conversion, energy uses and energy distribution are among the greatest challenges faced by civilization. In this book, Dr. Cottrell does not give you answers or predictions but takes you through the thought processes necessary to overcome the multible barriers we face in moving into the future.

Author : Mohd Akhter Ali
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031467205
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural Resources and Society: Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Humans and the Environment written by Mohd Akhter Ali and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Natural Resources and Society: Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Humans and the Environment" is a study of the dynamic interplay between humans and the natural world. The book explores the complex relationship between human societies and the environment, examining how human actions can both impact and be influenced by natural resources. The book covers a broad range of topics, including the history of human resource use, the role of natural resources in economic development, and the environmental impacts of resource extraction and consumption. It also considers the social and cultural factors that shape human interactions with the natural world, and the challenges of sustainable resource management. Overall, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between humans and the environment, emphasizing the importance of understanding this relationship in order to develop more sustainable and equitable societies.

Author : Peter D. Cameron
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821396582
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oil, Gas, and Mining written by Peter D. Cameron and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new sourcebook admirably illuminates the spectrum of integrated policy interventions necessary to transform natural resource wealth into sustainable development, ranging from the allocation of resource extraction rights to the use and distribution of revenues. It recognizes and emphasizes the importance of the political and institutional context. The sourcebook ably breaks down the implications of the type of natural resource, describes the organization of the industry, and provides illustrative examples and useful citations from the literature. How individual governments, companies, and the world as a whole approach the management and governance of mineral and energy resources will be important in determining the success or failure of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Given the breadth of the SDGs and the targets therein, as well as the myriad challenges of natural resource governance, the new sourcebook and the community of researchers and practitioners that continues to grow around it will help to shed light on the path ahead.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309173612
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meeting U.S. Energy Resource Needs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-01-29 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was undertaken in recognition of the critical role played by the Energy Resources Program (ERP) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the energy future of the United States. The ERP performs fundamental research to understand the origin and recoverability of fossil energy resources and conducts assessments of their future availability. The ERP also provides information and expertise on environmental effects.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032174365
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Limits to Terrestrial Extraction written by Taylor & Francis Group and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the social, cultural, and ecological consequences of a political economy of energy. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental political theory, as well as social scientists and humanities scholars who study the intersection of energy and society.

Author : Craig R. Humphrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environment, Energy, and Society written by Craig R. Humphrey and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: