{"product_id":"global-energy-dilemmas-paperback-softback-9780745650654","title":"Global Energy Dilemmas (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745650654","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGlobal Energy Dilemmas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMike Bradshaw (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745650654, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e�The best single-volume guide to the problems of energy that I have come across. It is comprehensive, thoroughly researched, up-to-date, and, most important, provides readers with a coherent framework for making smart decisions about energy policy.�\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Klare, Hampshire College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"For too long geographers have neglected the study of energy. I, therefore, applaud Michael Bradshaw�s timely, wide-ranging and up-to-date book on the global energy challenge and the highly diverse ways that this is played out in different types of economy across the globe. Drawing on a wide range of literatures, he shows with great clarity that the relationships between energy, economy and the environment are complex and that to understand them geography matters.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJudith Rees, President of the Royal Geographic Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"From a policy perspective, the book is a gem as it provides cogent grounds for context-specific responses that will likely serve the global commons best.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLSE Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A highly readable, accurate, thoughtful and well-organized overview of a complex and urgent issue. How energy is managed in the years ahead may decide the welfare of humankind for generations. Understanding energy and climate change is critical to all sectors of social activity; reading this book provides that understanding.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Matthew, University of California Irvine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"Michael Bradshaw has written a clear, engaging and accessible overview of current global energy dilemmas� Global Energy Dilemmas is a useful introduction, which traces the changing geographies of energy production and consumption from pre-industrialisation to the second decade of the new millenium.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Kirby, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is crammed with useful statistics and descriptions of energy issues all across the world. To understand energy in all its complexity, one needs books like this\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford Journal: Journal of Economic Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eToday’s global energy system faces two major challenges: how to secure the supply of reliable and affordable energy; and how to rapidly transform to a low-carbon, efficient and environmentally harmless energy supply. In this rigorous and illuminating book, Michael Bradshaw explores the key aspects of the current global energy dilemma and examines how it is playing out across the major regions and countries of the world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book begins by charting the development of the current global energy system - exploring its key characteristics with a focus upon energy security and the relationship between energy, economic development and climate change. The next four chapters offer in-depth analyses of four distinct global energy dilemmas in different parts of the world: the challenge of sustaining affluence and decarbonising energy services in the high-energy economies of the developed world; the legacies of the centrally planned economy and the consequences of liberalisation in the post-socialist world; growing energy demand and emissions growth associated with the emerging regions; and finally, the quest to provide universal access to modern energy services in the developing world in a manner that is both economically and environmentally sustainable. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Identifying the governance structures and policy options available to tackle the global energy dilemma, the book concludes that only an integrated approach - sensitive to regional issues - can reconcile the interests and needs of those facing differing energy challenges across the world today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigures, Tables, and Boxes vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Global Energy Dilemmas Nexus 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sustaining Affluence: Energy Dilemmas in High-Energy Societies 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Legacies and Liberalization: Energy Dilemmas in the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Socialist States 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Fueling Growth: Energy Dilemmas in the Emerging Economies 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Energizing Development: Energy Dilemmas in the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping World 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conclusions 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Country Classification 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 216\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407321166104,"sku":"9780745650654","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745650654.jpg?v=1784161518","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/global-energy-dilemmas-paperback-softback-9780745650654","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}