Human Awareness, Energy and Environmental Attitudes

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-05873-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 241 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

This book raises awareness about environmental issues that result from energy production, extraction and conversion, and examines the attitudes people have about these issues. It discusses societal and educational relations associated with energy and environmental issues, focusing on philosophical, sociological and psychological views, and provides an analysis of how the individual and the society perceive, process and analyze the information on this subject. The authors present the concept of environmentally conscious engineering, discussing various forms of energy extraction and production, and detail alternative, under-researched and unaffordable solutions, such as nuclear fusion and artificial photosynthesis. The book also touches on topics such as the storage of energy and greenhouse gases, recycling and reuse of energy waste, and energy saving and efficiency. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of environmentally conscious engineering, energy use, and human dimensions of ecology and the environment, as well as NGOs, policy makers, and environmental activists.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flogie, Andrej

Aberšek, Boris

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Umweltethik, Umweltphilosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Naturphilosophie, Philosophie und Evolution
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Alternative & Erneuerbare Energien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltsoziologie, Umweltpsychologie, Umweltethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter1. Introduction.- Chapter2. The Philosophical View.- Chapter3. Environmental Costs Hierarchy.- Chapter4. Social Relations.- Chapter5. Energies and Energetics.- Chapter6. Green Solutions.- Chapter7. A View to the Future and Human Awareness.- Chapter8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Boris Aberšek is full Professor and Head of Research institute for contemporary technologies at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Slovenia. 
Dr. Andrej Flogie is Assistant Professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Slovenia.