Perspectives on Energy Risk

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dorsman, André (Editor), Gök, Timur (Editor), Karan, Mehmet Baha (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; International relations.; Economic policy.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; R & D/Technology Policy.; International Relations.

Since the Industrial Revolution, the efficiency with which energy resources are extracted and converted into work has played a prominent role in the accumulation of material wealth.  The prominent role of energy resources, in conjunction with their scarcity and their uneven geographic distribution,...