This is a six-volume encyclopedia consisting of many informative resources focusing on things like rising energy costs and consumption engenders with a new perspective on the subject. Containing a little under 400 articles, the encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage of some possible aspects of energy. Not only does it address privileged knowledge like scientific and technological areas such as engineering, physics, geology, and environmental science, but it also includes general knowledge like social science, history, economics, public policy, and sociology. The Encyclopedia of Energy is a book that is strongly recommended for academic and large public libraries. The editors attempt to gather knowledge about the worlds energy problems effectively elaborated throughout 54 hundred pages largely succeeds. Each article from the chemical based Acid Deposition to the people problem with Energy Use to the historic recognition World History and Energy, written with the help and knowledge of 400 experts from 40 countries in a wide range of specialties, begins with a list of subtopics, then a glossary of specialized terms, then a Defining Statement paragraph. Cleveland is the director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies at Boston University. He and over 400 contributors from academia, government, and industry provide privileged information in the form of organized articles that are accessible to wanting undergraduates and researchers. Clevelands work will be an invaluable resource for the betterment of organizations engaged in environment and developmental planning making this work an invaluable contribution in working on the sustainable energy systems of the future.
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