Energy industries and utilities

Originally published in 1959, the author has observed at first hand the workings of public enterprise in Britain.

Modelling urban flood dynamics requires proper handling of a number of complex urban features.

In this new and highly original textbook for a range of interdisciplinary courses and degree programmes focusing on marine and coastal resource management, readers are offered an introduction to the subject matter, a broad perspective and understanding, case study applications, and a reference source.

This book highlights a selection of the best papers presented at the 2016 SIEV conference "e;The Laudato si Encyclical Letter and Valuation.

Originally published in 1977, this book concentrates on the period since nationalisation in the history of the coal industry.

This volume discusses topics of global sustainability involving sustainability indicators, stakeholders' participation, and technological and strategic advances with the goal of "e;thinking locally to act globally"e;.

With global demand for energy poised to increase by more than half in the next three decades, the supply of safe, reliable, and reasonably priced gas and oil will continue to be of fundamental importance to modern economies.

This book addresses energy footprints in the food and textile sectors.

Confined Fluid Phase Behavior and CO2 Sequestration in Shale Reservoirs delivers the calculation components to understand pore structure and absorption capacity involving unconventional reservoirs.

Good management of water resources - universally identified as a key aspect of poverty reduction, agriculture and food security - has proven, in practice, as difficult to achieve as it is eagerly sought.

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This authoritative reference for technical information on industrial and hazardous waste treatment, provides broad, comprehensive coverage of basic and advanced principles and applications.

Master all the modern project scheduling and cost control techniques you need, in one focused tutorial!

Nitrogen rich wastewaters (10-400 mg N L-1) are usually produced by municipal, industrial and agricultural wastes, such as effluents from anaerobic treatments.

A common source of failure in a human dependent barrier or safety critical task is a designed in mismatch error.

This book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related disaster risks, such as from typhoons, monsoons, and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows worldwide.

Managing wastewater is a necessary task for small businesses and production facilities, as well as for large industrial firms.

This book brings together leading scholars on the politics of energy, examining the natural resources and developing technologies that are essential to its production and the various public and private factors affecting its use, along with the ecological consequences of both.

This book traces the development of the standard property rights over five kinds of natural resource - inland rivers, ocean fisheries, petroleum resources, gold and base metals and forest resources - from classical times through to the 19th century.

The second edition of Restoration of Contaminated Aquifers: Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Compounds incorporates the latest advances in in-situ remediation and natural attenuation, and maintains the comprehensive, accessible structure that made the first edition a classic.

A common source of failure in a human dependent barrier or safety critical task is a designed in mismatch error.

This book covers aspects of data science and predictive analytics used in the oil and gas industry by looking into the challenges of data processing and data modelling unique to this industry.

Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate addresses the current challenges facing western water planners and policy makers in the United States and considers strategies for managing water resources and related risks in the future.

The author scrutinizes the claim of policy-makers and experts that legal recognition of local water rights would reduce water conflict and increase water security and equality for peasant and indigenous water users.

Addressing the major issues arising from the power ascribed to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), this book reflects the bredth, expertise and multifaceted viewpoints of the contributors: members of OPEC itself, industry representatives, and scholars and energy specialists from the USA, Europe and the Middle East.

In Situ Remediation Engineering provides a comprehensive guide to the design and implementation of reactive zone methods for treatment of all major classes of groundwater contamination.

Demonstrates a socio-technical reconfiguration approach to low-carbon system transitions for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

This book gathers contributions from scientists and industry representatives on achieving a sustainable bioeconomy.

'Clear-eyed and illuminating.

This book offers an assessment of new opportunities available for the agricultural sector and provides technical assistance to the Greek authorities with regards to its rural development and fishery sector.

Energy drives the economy, economics informs policy, and policy affects social outcomes.

Access to energy is essential for our daily lives, economic growth, environment, and sustainability.

This Third Edition of Elements of Petroleum Geology is completely updated and revised to reflect the vast changes in the field since publication of the Second Edition.

Water risks, including the lack of access to fresh water for personal and industrial use, droughts, floods, and water contamination, are problems that are not new, yet, they are amplifying in the face of climate change, population growth, and rapid economic development.

There are many urgent problems in arid land hydrogeology and it is these issues which are tackled in this volume on desert environments.

The book"e;Regional Approaches to the Energy Transition"e;, discusses the key challenges the energy transition is facing at the European and International level.

Der Doktorarbeit liegt die Arbeitshypothese zugrunde, dass es für das Erreichen der Klimaschutzziele Deutschlands im Gebäudesektor der erfolgreichen Integration erneuerbarer Energien in die Wärmeversorgung von Gebäuden bedarf und hierfür die EE-Wärme-Quote als eines der wesentlichen rechtlichen Instrumente weiterentwickelt werden muss.

Is the world running out of oil?

This reference book compiles up-to-date research about the threat and management of pharmaceutical residue dispersion in the aquatic environment.

Engineers seek solutions to problems, and the economic viability of each potential solution is normally considered along with the technical merits.

This book presents research on energy poverty alleviation, approaching the complex phenomenon topic holistically and with heterogeneity.

The development of naturally fractured reservoirs, especially shale gas and tight oil reservoirs, exploded in recent years due to advanced drilling and fracturing techniques.

This book examines green transition and circular economy in the fields of building design and Real Estate management.

Plastics show up in every area of our lives.

Water risks, including the lack of access to fresh water for personal and industrial use, droughts, floods, and water contamination, are problems that are not new, yet, they are amplifying in the face of climate change, population growth, and rapid economic development.

This book addresses growing tensions in Northeast Asia, notably between North Korea and China.

The generation of offshore energy is a rapidly growing sector, competing for space in an already busy seascape.

This book examines the development of international law applicable to Transboundary Aquifers (TBAs) considering the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWS).