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  • Energy and Environment

    The Policy Challenge

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    Series series Energy and Environmental Policy Series
    Originally published in 1991, this volume number 6 in the Energy Policy Studies series focuses on important interconnections between energy use and global change issues such as upper atmosphere ozone depletion and global warming. Policy options for meeting these challenges are explored in eight contributed chapters that concentrate on Energy and the Environment, economic growth and ... Leer más

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  • The Politics of Energy Research and Development

    Edición de John Byrne, Daniel Rich ...
    Series series Energy and Environmental Policy Series
    The Politics of Energy Research and Development examines and evaluates U.S. research and development policies to promote nuclear, solar, conservation, and other technology options. This volume is the third in the series Energy Policy Studies, which explores fundamental, long-term social, political, and economic dimensions of energy technology, resources, and use. Contributions represent a wide ... Leer más

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  • The Solar Energy Transition

    Implementation And Policy Implications

    Solar energy is considered by many an attractive and practical option for America's energy future, one that is technically and commercially feasible as well as socially and environmentally desirable. Sun-generated power could meet upwards of 20 percent of U.S. energy needs by the year 2000—but only if there is a concerted national effort to use this energy option. The issues of implementation and ... Leer más

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  • The Biden School and the Engaged University of Delaware, 1961-2021

    de Daniel Rich ...
    This book reviews the history of the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration from 1961 to 2021. The focus is on the school’s accomplishments over its first sixty years, how they were achieved, and why they are significant. The analysis describes the challenges and opportunities that shaped the school’s development and its emergence as one of the nation’s leading public ... Leer más

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    Series series Energy (R0)
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