Search Results - global heating

Assessing climate change temperatures, solar radiation, and heat balance / by Rapp, Donald, 1934-

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Climate Crisis, The : South African and Global Democratic Eco-Socialist Alternatives /

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Energy : its use and the environment / by Hinrichs, Roger, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone depletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.…”

Energy manual : sustainable architecture /

Table of Contents: “…Planning : Fundamentals : Global boundary conditions ; Energy ; Climate and comfort -- Urban space and infrastructure : Land use ; Planning to suit the location ; Infrastructure and technical services -- Building envelope : Maintaining and gaining heat ; Avoiding overheating ; Decentralised ventilation ; Using the daylight ; Generating electricity -- Building services : Sustainable building services ; Heating ; Cooling ; Mechanical ventilation ; Optimising the artificial lighting -- Materials : Heat flow ; Embodied energy ; Materials in the life cycle -- Strategies : Energy concepts ; Politics, legislation, statutory instruments ; Planning process ; Sustainable architecture ; Diagnosis system for sustainable building quality (DSQ) -- Part C. …”
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Heads up! early warning systems for climate-, water- and weather-related hazards /

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An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation : Policy, Planning and Implementation. by Schiller, Preston L.

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