Introduction to energy environment and sustainability aims to cover these complex interconnected challenges through concise and accessible descriptions of science and technology at the heart of modern human society chapter 1 presents an overview of human society population consumption life cycle analysis and environmental impacts. Note 5 retrouvez introduction to energy environment and sustainability preliminary edition et des millions de livres en stock sur amazonfr achetez neuf ou doccasion. Introduction to sustainable energy and environment authors authors and affiliations n d kaushika k s reddy kshitij kaushik chapter first online 03 may 2016 894 downloads abstract all nations of the world envision having sustainable and equitable growth the actualization of sustainable and equitable growth encompasses various securities including that of five key elements . The sociocultural environment in which energy systems operate the eventual exhaustion of finite energy resources such as coal crude oil natural gas and uranium for which alternative options must be developed finally the development and introduction of sustainable energy technology must occur in a socially acceptable manner with a broad range of citizens participating in decision making . His research and teaching focuses on sustainable energy and materials science and he is active in campus sustainability initiatives paul directs a research laboratory where students study the behaviors of high temperature 500c materials used in silicon manufacturing fuel cell systems and turbine engines with work funded by private industry as well as by various state and federal