Energy and the Environment (Mit-Pappalarado Series in Mechanical Engineering)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: February 9, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780195150926
First sentence: Modern societies are characterized by a substantial consumption of fossil and nuclear fuels needed to provide for the operation of the physical infrastructure upon which these societies depend: the production of food and water, clothing, shelter, transportation, communication, and other essential human services.