TY - BOOK ID - 30916461 TI - Energy and civilization : a history PY - 2017 SN - 9780262035774 0262035774 9780262338301 0262338300 9780262338318 0262338319 PB - Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, DB - UniCat KW - Power resources KW - Technology and civilization. KW - Energy consumption KW - #SBIB:93H3 KW - #SBIB:39A4 KW - Consumption of energy KW - Energy efficiency KW - Fuel consumption KW - Fuel efficiency KW - Energy conservation KW - Civilization and machinery KW - Civilization and technology KW - Machinery and civilization KW - Civilization KW - Social history KW - Technology KW - Energy KW - Energy resources KW - Power supply KW - Natural resources KW - Energy harvesting KW - Energy industries KW - History. KW - Social aspects. KW - Thematische geschiedenis KW - Toegepaste antropologie KW - Philosophy KW - Technology and civilization KW - 331.12 KW - 338.013 KW - History KW - Social aspects KW - Geschiedenis van de industrie KW - Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen KW - World history KW - ENVIRONMENT/Energy KW - ENVIRONMENT/General KW - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology KW - energy policy KW - history KW - impact study KW - social impact KW - fossil fuel KW - farming system KW - систем на земјоделско производство KW - orientamento produttivo agricolo KW - sistemi i aktivitetit fermer KW - systém hospodaření KW - systém hospodárenia KW - maataloustuotantojärjestelmä KW - система на земеделските предприятия KW - sistema de exploração agrícola KW - sustav poljoprivrednoga gospodarenja KW - système d'exploitation agricole KW - sistem de exploatare agricolă KW - gazdálkodási rendszer KW - sistema agrikola KW - landbouwbedrijfssysteem KW - ustrój rolny KW - ūkininkavimo sistema KW - sistem kmetovanja KW - landwirtschaftliches Betriebssystem KW - систем пољопривредне производње KW - põllumajandustootmine KW - σύστημα γεωργικής εκμετάλλευσης KW - lauksaimniecības sistēma KW - sistema de explotación agraria KW - landbrugsdriftssystem KW - indirizzo produttivo dell'azienda agricola KW - систем на добра земјоделска практика KW - landwirtschaftliches Bewirtschaftungssystem KW - земјоделски информативен систем KW - систем на органско земјоделско производство KW - systém obhospodařování KW - земјоделски систем KW - degizraktenis KW - фосилно гориво KW - fjuwil fossili KW - fosilní palivo KW - fosílne palivo KW - iškastinis kuras KW - fossiilinen polttoaine KW - combustibile fossile KW - fossiele brandstof KW - fossiilkütus KW - fosilno gorivo KW - combustibil fosil KW - fossilt bränsle KW - combustible fósil KW - breosla iontaise KW - fossiler Brennstoff KW - paliwo kopalne KW - изкопаемо гориво KW - fosszilis tüzelőanyag KW - karburant fosil KW - ορυκτά καύσιμα KW - fossilt brændsel KW - combustible fossile KW - combustível fóssil KW - οργανικά καύσιμα KW - ürgkütus KW - karburant fossili KW - soziale Auswirkungen KW - impatto sociale KW - társadalmi hatás KW - ndikim social KW - socialinis poveikis KW - sociální dopad KW - 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atompolitik KW - politica dell'energia KW - piano energetico KW - енергетска стратегија KW - sviluppo energetico KW - córas feirmeoireachta KW - tionchar sóisialta KW - staidéar tionchair KW - beartas fuinnimh UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30916461 AB - Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows -- ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity -- for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel--driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts -- from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time. ER -