Energy industries and utilities

More than half of the world population now lives in cities, and urban expansion continues as rural people move to cities.

Conflict over the extraction of coal and gas resources has rapidly escalated in communities throughout the world.

The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa that covers approximately 410,000 square kilometres across six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo.

The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world.

Many countries have the capacity to construct nuclear weapons - even relatively poor and small ones, as the North Korean example shows us.

Many countries have the capacity to construct nuclear weapons - even relatively poor and small ones, as the North Korean example shows us.

A compendium of current knowledge about conventional and alternative sources of energy.

A compendium of current knowledge about conventional and alternative sources of energy.

Presented in nontechnical terms, this book offers a unique and powerful conceptual framework for analysis of energy technologies (standard and alternative) in terms of their respective dollar costs, environmental costs, and national security costs.

Presented in nontechnical terms, this book offers a unique and powerful conceptual framework for analysis of energy technologies (standard and alternative) in terms of their respective dollar costs, environmental costs, and national security costs.

Freshwater is our planet's most precious resource, and also the least conserved.

Freshwater is our planet's most precious resource, and also the least conserved.

Power for the People examines the tension between the social and political interests of states and the market in the case of energy policy.

Power for the People examines the tension between the social and political interests of states and the market in the case of energy policy.

This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative source of information on global water and health, suitable for interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.

This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative source of information on global water and health, suitable for interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.

There is much controversy over the development of new dams for hydropower, where concerns for environmental protection and the livelihoods of local people may conflict with the goals of economic development.

There is much controversy over the development of new dams for hydropower, where concerns for environmental protection and the livelihoods of local people may conflict with the goals of economic development.

The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic expansion and intensification of mineral resource exploitation and development across the global south, especially in Latin America.

The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic expansion and intensification of mineral resource exploitation and development across the global south, especially in Latin America.

The Nile River Basin supports the livelihoods of millions of people in Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda, principally as water for agriculture and hydropower.

Governance of global water resources presents one of the most confounding challenges in contemporary natural resource governance.

Governance of global water resources presents one of the most confounding challenges in contemporary natural resource governance.

The provision of a safe and reliable water supply is a major challenge for the world's growing urban populations.

Corporate Governance and the Nuclear Industry explores the UK nuclear Legacy - governance issues associated with the decommissioning of a range of early-generation civil nuclear facilities.

Corporate Governance and the Nuclear Industry explores the UK nuclear Legacy - governance issues associated with the decommissioning of a range of early-generation civil nuclear facilities.

Transparency in the regulation of water utilities is essential in order to ensure quality and fairness.

Transparency in the regulation of water utilities is essential in order to ensure quality and fairness.

This book is an intellectual contribution of policy scientists and researchers from different academic institutions in different parts of the world.

This book is an intellectual contribution of policy scientists and researchers from different academic institutions in different parts of the world.

Global economic growth, recently fuelled by Asia's emerging economies, has greatly accelerated the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and boosted demand for scarce natural resources, including energy, food and mineral raw materials.

Global economic growth, recently fuelled by Asia's emerging economies, has greatly accelerated the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and boosted demand for scarce natural resources, including energy, food and mineral raw materials.

East Asia is a key region in the global economy, including both the second and third largest global economies already and, led by China, continuing to expand at a rapid rate.

East Asia is a key region in the global economy, including both the second and third largest global economies already and, led by China, continuing to expand at a rapid rate.

Rapid industrialisation is promoted by many as the most feasible way of rejuvenating the Indian economy, and as a way of generating employment on a large scale.

Rapid industrialisation is promoted by many as the most feasible way of rejuvenating the Indian economy, and as a way of generating employment on a large scale.

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

Economic diversification remains at the top of the agenda for hundreds of regions around the world.

Economic diversification remains at the top of the agenda for hundreds of regions around the world.

The book is a concise presentation of different applications of the electrocoagulation treatment process involved in the removal of both organic and inorganic contaminants from drinking and industrial wastewater.

The Routledge Handbook of Energy in Asia presents a comprehensive review of the unprecedented growth of Asian energy over the past quarter of a century.

The purpose of this book is to move beyond the approach which views energy as a purely geopolitical tool of the Russian state and assumes a 'one size fits all' approach to energy security in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

The purpose of this book is to move beyond the approach which views energy as a purely geopolitical tool of the Russian state and assumes a 'one size fits all' approach to energy security in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Water plays a key role in addressing the most pressing global challenges of our time, including climate change adaptation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and the promotion of peace and stability.

Water plays a key role in addressing the most pressing global challenges of our time, including climate change adaptation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and the promotion of peace and stability.

The market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or ranches), has seen products and applications develop ahead of the collective industry knowledge and experience.

The market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or ranches), has seen products and applications develop ahead of the collective industry knowledge and experience.

The perception of Central Asia and its place in the world has come to be shaped by its large oil and gas reserves.

The perception of Central Asia and its place in the world has come to be shaped by its large oil and gas reserves.

Encouraged by the emergence and early impact of social innovators on the African Continent, but frustrated by the slow pace of large scale change, this book is focused on filling the knowledge gap for those tackling Africa's serious social problems.