Energy Environment and Sustainability 1st Edition Moaveni Solutions Manual
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1133105092
- ISBN-13 : 978-1133105091
- Author: Dr. Saeed Moaveni
As climate change effects become increasingly important in today�s world, Moaveni�s ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY helps students understand what each issue means and why it is critical to understand them. Readers learn how environmentally sound decisions involve evaluating energy and environmental footprints as well as the natural resources that are consumed to make products. Students gain an understanding of how much energy it takes to manufacture, produce, transport, use, and dispose of products. Each chapter begins with clear learning objectives and concludes with a helpful summary. Relevant, everyday examples clarify concepts. Hands-on end-of-chapter problems require students to gather and analyze information as well as prepare brief reports and presentations. Students strengthen written and oral communication skills as well as their abilities to work in teams as many problems require group work and some even require whole-class participation.
Table contents:
Introduction. Can We Have Our Cake and Eat It Too?
Chapter 1. Why Do We Use So Much Energy, and What For?
1. Introduction
2. Why Do We Use So Much Energy?
3. What Do We Use Energy For?
4. What Constitutes an Adequate Standard of Living?
5. Lives, Lifestyles, and Socio-Economic Systems
6. Toward a More Sustainable Lifestyle
Chapter 2. Which Energy Future?
1. Introduction
2. Projecting Energy Futures
3. Business-as-Usual Global Energy Trends Are Dominated by Increasing Fossil Fuel Usage
4. Cooperation Between China and the United States Is a Necessary Condition to Improve the World’s Energy Future
5. No Single Solution Will Address Global Energy Objectives
6. Linking Scenarios to Energy Policy and Planning Objectives
Chapter 3. Energy “Needs”, Desires, and Wishes
1. Introduction
2. Critique of the Notion of “Needs” in the Context of “Energy Needs”
3. Relevant Elements for a Reappraisal of Consumption Politics
Chapter 4. Equity, Economic Growth, and Lifestyle
1. Introduction
2. Driving Forces for Climate Change
3. Policies for Mitigation of Global Warming
4. Limits to Growth Revisited
5. Shortcomings of the Present Economic System
Chapter 5. We Can’t Have Our Cake and Eat it Too
1. Introduction
2. Why Consumer Society is not Sustainable
3. The Alternative Path
4. How might the transition be made?
Chapter 6. Sustainability
1. Introduction
2. Markets, Institutions, and Society
3. History Lessons
4. The New Sustainable Paradigm
Chapter 7. Is It Possible to Have It Both Ways?
1. Introduction
2. Current Global Emission Levels
3. Annual Emissions Levels Required for Stabilization
4. Reduced Energy Usage
5. Shifting to Lower Carbon Emitting Sources
6. Is it worth the price?
Chapter 8. Efficiency First
1. Introduction
2. Utility Regulation
3. Buildings and Appliances
Chapter 9. Getting to Zero
1. Introduction
2. Residential Energy Use
3. New Homes with Energy Efficiency as a Goal
4. What Would it Take to Transform the New Residential Building Stock?
5. What Else Needs to Happen?
6. The Bottom Line: Is it Practical and Can We Afford it?
Chapter 10. Beyond the Meter
1. Introduction: Residential Energy Consumption and Energy Invisibility
2. Smart Meters and in-Home Displays
3. Some Historical Evidence
4. The Impact on Habits, Lifestyles, and Choices
5. The Magnitude of Potential Savings
Chapter 11. How Organizations Can Drive Behavior-Based Energy Efficiency
1. Introduction
2. Overview of U.S. Nonresidential Energy Usage
3. The Record on Occupant/Operator Behavior and Energy Use in Organizations
4. Research and Analytical Underpinnings of Behavior-Based Efficiency
5. Leading Energy Efficiency Strategies in the Corporate World
6. Behavior Change in a Performance Contracting Framework
Chapter 12. Reinventing Industrial Energy Use in a Resource-Constrained World
1. Introduction
2. Recent Trends in Energy Productivity
3. Potential Energy Savings in Energy-Intensive Industries
4. Barriers to Technological Innovation in Industry
5. Policy Drivers of Change
6. Manufacturing the Next Generation of Green Technologies
Chapter 13. Prospects for Renewable Energy
1. Introduction
2. Overall Status of Renewable Energy Capacity and Investment
3. Market and Technology Trends
4. Technology/Resource Prospects
Chapter 14. Heating Systems When Little Heating Is Needed
1. Introduction
2. Energy and Carbon Challenges in the Buildings Sector
3. Assessing Possible Routes for Low-Carbon Futures
4. Pathways for Future Buildings
5. Implications for Grid Infrastructures and Heat Suppliers
Chapter 15. Why China Matters
1. Introduction
2. Demand and Supply of Energy in China
3. Energy and Climate Change Policy
4. Growth Patterns and Mitigation Opportunities
5. Future Scenarios
Chapter 16. Swiss 2000-Watt Society
1. Introduction
2. The 2000-Watt Vision
3. The White Book
4. Current Progress
5. Beyond Switzerland?
Chapter 17. Zeroing in on Zero Net Energy
1. Introduction
2. A Brief Historical Perspective on Energy Efficiency in California
3. PG&E’S ZERO NET ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM
4. Reframing Assumptions for Zero Net Energy
Chapter 18. Toward Carbon Neutrality: The Case of the City of Austin, TX
1. Introduction
2. Why Climate Action?
3. Taking Action: Austin’s Climate Protection Plan
4. Engaging the Community to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
5. Comparison to Other Local Government Programs
6. Lessons Learned
Chapter 19. Rising to the Challenge of Sustainability: Three Cases of Climate and Energy Governance
1. Introduction
2. Clinton Climate Initiative
3. Motorola and Climate Change
4. Masdar City
Epilogue: Can We Get There from Here?
Index
