Kennedy, Donald, PhD (Hrsg.)

Science Magazine State of the Planet 2008-2009

With a Special Section on Energy and Sustainability

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The articles collected here are arranged thematically and each section is introduced by a prominent scientist or science writer. Donald Kennedy, who was Editor-in-Chief of Science when these articles appeared in the magazine, contributes a preface and several short essays. Focusing on issues of energy and sustainability, sections of the volume are devoted to the prospects of energy-sparing technologies and alternatives to fossil fuel use, including ethanol and cellulosic digestion. Other sections center on climate change, led by a comprehensive essay on the state of scientific knowledge today and followed by contributions about the Antarctic… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Science Magazine (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-59726-405-1
EAN: 9781597264051
Produktnummer: 3500118
Verlag: Island Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 200 S.
Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm x D0.0 cm 632 g
Abbildungen: figures, tables, boxes, pullout definitions, index
Gewicht: 632
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Donald Kennedy served as editor-in-chief of Science from 2000-2007. A biologist by training, Kennedy is the Bing Professor of Environmental Science emeritus and President emeritus at Stanford University. In the late 1970s he served as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He is the author of many books, including Academic Duty, an overview of American higher education at the end of the twentieth century.