Energy capitals: local impact, global influence

"Fossil fuels propelled industries and nations into the modern age and continue to powerfully influence economies and politics today. As Energy Capitals demonstrates, the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels has proven to be a mixed blessing in many of the cities and regions where it has...

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Weitere Verfasser: Pratt, Joseph A. (HerausgeberIn), Melosi, Martin V. 1947- (HerausgeberIn), Brosnan, Kathleen A. 1960- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Pittsburgh, Pa. University of Pittsburgh Press [2014]
Schriftenreihe:History of the urban environment
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Zusammenfassung:"Fossil fuels propelled industries and nations into the modern age and continue to powerfully influence economies and politics today. As Energy Capitals demonstrates, the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels has proven to be a mixed blessing in many of the cities and regions where it has occurred. With case studies from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Africa, and Australia, this volume views a range of older and more recent energy capitals, contrasts their evolutions, and explores why some capitals were able to influence global trends in energy production and distribution while others failed to control even their own destinies. Chapters show how local and national politics, social structures, technological advantages, education systems, capital, infrastructure, labor force, supply and demand, and other factors have affected the ability of a region to develop and control its own fossil fuel reserves.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xx, 266 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:9780822962663
0822962667