Introduction to Energy, the Environment and Sustainability

Paul Gannon

Science & Math

Kendall/Hunt Publishing

New Second Edition Now Available! An accessible, comprehensive primer to critical and contemporary issues in science, Introduction to Energy, Environment and Sustainability published by Kendall Hunt, was developed for an entry-level, non-science college audience, and aims to facilitate both new and old courses covering these topics. Originally created to meet Paul Gannon's (Montana State University - Chemical Engineering) new core science course, ECHM 205CS: Energy and Sustainability, the updated edition is now easily adaptable to basic science and engineering courses, in addition to those in the social and political sciences, e.g., law, public administration, business, sociology or economics. Introduction to Energy, Environment and Sustainability is organized into ten sequential chapters and is designed for a single academic term: Chapters 1-3 present an overview of human society and its impacts, as well as energy and environmental sciences and Earth System dynamics. Chapter 4 reviews the basics of combustion (fire), its utility, and its globalized impacts since the Industrial Revolution, focusing on atmospheric greenhouse gas accumulation and anthropogenic global climate destabilization. Chapter 5 discusses non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels) and related exploration, production and conversion technologies. Chapter 6 covers atomic energy basics and nuclear energy technologies. Chapters 7 and 8 overview renewable energy sources and conversion technologies, and introduce basic concepts of electricity and hydrogen. Chapter 9 considers the complexities and vulnerabilities of modern food and water systems. Chapter 10 concludes with reflections on science, sustainability and globalizing human society. The improved 2nd edition (available as eBook) includes updated information on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), climate change and energy use, as well as links to interactive learning opportunities

Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

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The NEW 3rd edition of Introduction to Energy, Environment and Sustainability is organized into ten (10) sequential chapters and is designed for a single academic term for an entry-level college/university course. Introduction to Energy, Environment and Sustainability aims to cover these complex, interconnected challenges through concise and accessible descriptions of science and technology at the heart of modern human society. 
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Chapter 1 presents an overview of human society, population, consumption (life-cycle analysis) and environmental impacts.</li></ul>
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Chapter 2 introduces the basics of energy, its forms, sources and uses (conversions), as well as its metrics.</li></ul>
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Chapter 3 explores Earth system science, biogeochemical cycles and climate dynamics.</li></ul>
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Chapter 4 reviews the basics of combustion (fire), its utility since the Industrial Revolution, and its environmental impacts, focusing on anthropogenic (human-forced) global climate destabilization.</li></ul>
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Chapter 5 discusses non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels) and related exploration, production, and conversion technologies, such as "fracking" and refining.</li></ul>
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Chapter 6 covers atomic energy basics and nuclear energy technologies.</li></ul>
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Chapter 7 overviews renewable energy sources and conversion technologies.</li></ul>
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Chapter 8 introduces basic concepts of electricity and hydrogen, as well as related infrastructures.</li></ul>
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Chapter 9 considers contemporary issues surrounding food and water systems and their security in a warming world.</li></ul>
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Chapter 10 concludes with reflections on science, sustainability, and globalizing human society. </li></ul>
 End-of-chapter homework/quizzes aim to facilitate comprehension, and can be easily adapted for homework assignments and exams. Accompanying this third edition for instructors is an updated website with sample course syllabi, lecture slides, solution to end-of-chapter homework/quizzes, suggested classroom demonstrations and activities and sample multiple-choice exams.

Human society has never before faced challenges like the present. Population has more than doubled since 1970; currently over 7 billion and growing fast. Much of this growth occurs in regions with developing infrastructure, placing increasing demands on natural resources and taxing ecosystem services. Coupled with continued growth in more developed, and more demanding regions, global energy consumption is projected to increase nearly three-fold by mid-century. At present, over 80% of global energy demand is supplied by fossil fuels, the burning of which is responsible for the increasingly rapid global warming observed in the past century, which is destabilizing regional climates, affecting living systems around the planet, threatening food and water supplies and increasing the frequency and intensity of severe weather events. Despite this knowledge, fossil fuels are in record high demand, and their supply, distribution, and use powers a globalizing economy. These interconnected challenges are often referred to as the “energy, environment, prosperity dilemma”, which human society must confront.&nbsp; 
Although very serious, these challenges are not unsolvable. Opportunities to adapt and progress toward an enduring globally equitable society are immediately available. As society comes to appreciate the urgency in confronting this dilemma, strategies to adapt to climate change pressures, and secure water, food and energy systems can be implemented. Concurrently, development of low-carbon and renewable energy sources can accelerate. Additionally, carbon sequestration (from the atmosphere) can be increased through reforestation, thoughtful agricultural practices and innovative technologies. In these and other creative ways, human society can progress toward the elusive ideal of sustainability. Essential in these efforts is basic education to promote basic public literacy of energy, water and food infrastructures, as well as environmental sciences, engineering and sustainability.\nThe 4th&nbsp;edition of Introduction to Energy, Environment and Sustainability is organized into ten (10) sequential chapters and is designed for a single academic term for an entry-level college/university course. Introduction to Energy, Environment and Sustainability aims to cover these complex, interconnected challenges through concise and accessible descriptions of science and technology at the heart of modern human society.&nbsp; Chapter 1 presents an overview of human society, population, consumption (life-cycle analysis) and environmental impacts. Chapter 2 introduces the basics of energy, its forms, sources and uses (conversions), as well as its metrics. Chapter 3 explores Earth system science, biogeochemical cycles and climate dynamics. Chapter 4 reviews the basics of combustion (fire), its utility since the Industrial Revolution, and its environmental impacts, focusing on anthropogenic (human-forced) global climate destabilization. Chapter 5 discusses non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels) and related exploration, production, and conversion technologies, such as “fracking” and refining. Chapter 6 covers atomic energy basics and nuclear energy technologies. Chapter 7 overviews renewable energy sources and conversion technologies. Chapter 8 introduces basic concepts of electricity and hydrogen, as well as related infrastructures. Chapter 9 considers contemporary issues surrounding food and water systems and their security in a warming world. Chapter 10 concludes with reflections on science, sustainability, and globalizing human society.&nbsp;\nEnd-of-chapter homework/quizzes aim to facilitate comprehension, and can be easily adapted for homework assignments and exams.\nAccompanying this fourth edition for instructors is an updated website with sample course syllabi, lecture slides, solution to end-of-chapter homework/quizzes, suggested classroom demonstrations and activities and sample multiple-choice exams.

In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. Traffic in this new encryption increased dramatically and Bletchley Park codebreakers worked furiously to decipher the code that held the key to the secrets of Nazi high command. The codebreakers used science, maths, innovation and improvisation to invent an entirely new machine: Colossus. Colossus was Instrumental in several extraordinary breakthroughs: It revealed that Hitler had no intention of abandoning Italy to the Allies; It revealed how much the Nazis had been duped by the D-Day deception (they believed the Allies would invade at Calais and were tactically unprepared for invasion at Normandy, so couldn't deploy tanks in time); It monitored the locations of Nazi military troops in northwestern and southern Europe; It revealed the degree to which Germans has succeeded in breaking Allied codes What these codebreakers didn't realize was that they had fashioned the world's first true computer. When the war ended, this incredible invention was dismantled and hidden away for almost fifty years. With access to previously classified files, Paul Gannon has pieced together the tremendous story of what is now recognized as the greatest secret of Bletchley Park.

Colossus: Bletchley Parks Greatest Secret

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This book explains to the hillwalker, in easy to understand but accurate terms, how geology has shaped the landscape of Snowdonia. A selection of thirteen guided walks are used to illustrate this in terms of what can be seen on the ground.This book, divided into two parts, is intended to help those who love Snowdonia's mountain scenery to understand how this haunting landscape came about. The first half narrates the story of colliding continents, volcanoes, mountain-building and glaciations in creating Snowdonia, explaining why volcanoes occurred, the rocks they created and how to interpret signs of mountain-building and glaciations on the ground. The second half describes several recommended walks, of differing levels of difficulty, but all with a wide variety of geological features to be seen and, most important, enjoying consistently fantastic views of the very best of Snowdonia's wonderful scenery.The author has concentrated on what you can see as you walk around the hills, pointing to conspicuous, easily seen features in rocks and the overall shape of the terrain in accounting for the present day landscape.

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Introduction to Energy, the Environment and Sustainability

Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

Colossus: Bletchley Parks Greatest Secret

Rock Trails Snowdonia

Rock Trails Snowdonia : A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology & Scenery

Rock Trails South Wales - A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology & Scenery

Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability