Sørensen, Bent,

A history of energy : Northern Europe from [the] Stone Age to the present day / Bent Sørensen. - Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Earthscan, 2012. - x, 540 p. :

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

1.Introduction: Climate background and Eem visitors --
2. Weichselian stone age : Coping with the cold North --
3. Late stone age : More settlements and transitions --
4.Agriculture, trade, and metals --
5.Migration and exploration by land and sea --
6.Medieval society : Church building and a little dissent --
7.Renaissance : The missed opportunities --
8. Aftermath : Ecological disasters and counter-measures --
9.Industrialisation and infrastructure development --
10. Electricity : wind or coal? --
11.Oil, nuclear (no thanks!) and natural gas --
12.Conflicting directions : Renewable energy and decentralisation in a world of 13.globalisation and growing consumption.

9781849713849 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1849713847 9781849713856 1849713855 9780203136744 0203136748


Power resources--Social aspects--History.--Europe, Northern
Power resources--History.--Denmark
Power resources--Environmental aspects--History.--Europe, Northern
Power resources--Environmental aspects--History.--Denmark
Human ecology--History.--Europe, Northern
Human ecology--History.--Denmark


Europe, Northern--History.
Denmark--History.
Europe, Northern--Environmental conditions.
Denmark--Environmental conditions.

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