Now in its tenth annual edition, the World Directory is established as the largest and most comprehensive annual guide to the renewable energy industry. Alphabetical listings for some 5000 companies worldwide are included. Each is classified by activity, with over 550 headings allowing rapid and accurate identification of suppliers by product or service. Directory entries are verified by questionnaire annually, to ensure that the data included...
Gilding is to be found on a wide range of materials across the spectrum of the visual arts and its conservation spans many fields, including metalwork, architecture, sculpture, paintings, frames, furniture and other artifacts.
This text offers a broad introduction to food policies in the United States. Real-world controversies and debates motivate the book's attention to economic principles, policy analysis, nutrition science, and contemporary data sources.
The greatest challenge of our time is to build a world based on the sustainable use of renewable power. Our massive dependence on fossil fuels has upset the very climatic system that made human evolution possible. This collection explains the challenges and frames a roadmap towards a 100 per cent renewable reality.
The Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind and biomass, bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts in renewable energy.
As affluence grows, it gets easier to travel faster and further. But research shows that, despite this, the average daily travel time in all societies remains steady at roughly an hour. The implication is that people are choosing to increase the distance they regularly travel, rather than opting for shorter journey times. While this clearly offers advantages in terms of reaching more desirable locations, the disadvantages are numerous - not le...
