Physics of Societal Issues Calculations on National Security, Environment, and Energy /

• Main Author: Hafemeister, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Physics.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; System safety.; Science > Social aspects.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Nuclear engineering.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Societal Aspects of Physics.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Security Science and Technology.; Nuclear Engineering.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

This book provides the reader with essential tools needed to analyze complex societal issues and demonstrates the transition from physics to modern-day laws and treaties. This second edition features new equation-oriented material and extensive data sets drawing upon current information from experts...

Table of Contents:

• Nuclear Weapons
• The Offense: Missiles and War Games
• The Defense: ABM/SDI/BMD/NMD
• Verification and Arms Control Treaties
• Nuclear Proliferation and Terrorism
• Air and Water Pollution
• Nuclear Pollution
• Climate Change
• Electromagnetic Fields and Epidemiology
• The Energy Situation and Fossil Fuels
• Energy in Buildings
• Solar Buildings
• Renewable Energy
• Enhanced End-Use Efficiency
• Transportation
• Energy Economics
• Appendix A: Nuclear Arms Chronology
• Appendix B: Energy/ Environment Chronology
• Appendix C: Nuclear-Age History
• Appendix D: Units
• Appendix E: Websites
• Appendix F: Symbols
• Appendix G: Glossary
• Appendix H: Index.