1. The Mega-Problems of Unsustainability. 2. Problems of Unsustainability. 3. Complexity and Communication. 4. Transition Engineering. 5. InTIME Models and Methods. 6. Economic Decision Support. 7. Transition Economics: Balancing Costs and Benefits. 8. Conclusion and Discussion.
Susan Krumdieck is professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand where she has taught energy transition engineering for 17 years. She is the co-founder and a Trustee of the Global Association for Transition Engineering (GATE). Professor Krumdieck serves on the editorial board for six journals, including Energies, Energy Conservation & Management and Biophysical Economics, and she has edited special issues of Energy Policy, Energies, and Sustainability.
"Here is a book that captures the essential energy crisis of
dependency on fossil fuels at a time when dramatic change is
urgently needed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to avert
the worst effects of climate instability. The book is accessible in
style and uses imagery that illustrates the problems faced and the
solutions available. Engineers need to increase their understanding
of the huge challenges around energy that society faces, and this
book helps with this understanding."Peter Guthrie, University of
Cambridge, UK"Usually, the societal transition from fossil fuels to
renewable energy is discussed in terms of politics and investment.
However, this historic shift also presents a huge and fascinating
engineering challenge. Transition Engineering is a clear and useful
guide to understanding technological issues in key aspects of
energy production and usage, as they relate to a sustainable
future. If you are interested in making a practical contribution to
fighting climate change by redesigning industrial systems, you owe
it to yourself to read this book."Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon
Institute, USA"If you want to be challenged in the way that you
think about the future role of energy in an economy that seriously
tries to address the problems of finite resource depletion and
climate change, then expose yourself to this book’s provocative
ideas on how engineering analysis can lead the way. It gets
engineers to think as they are trained and inspires non-engineers
to change their viewpoint and take action."Carey King, University
of Texas at Austin, USA
"Here is a book that captures the essential energy crisis of
dependency on fossil fuels at a time when dramatic change is
urgently needed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to avert
the worst effects of climate instability. The book is accessible in
style and uses imagery that illustrates the problems faced and the
solutions available. Engineers need to increase their understanding
of the huge challenges around energy that society faces, and this
book helps with this understanding."Peter Guthrie, University of
Cambridge, UK"Usually, the societal transition from fossil fuels to
renewable energy is discussed in terms of politics and investment.
However, this historic shift also presents a huge and fascinating
engineering challenge. Transition Engineering is a clear and useful
guide to understanding technological issues in key aspects of
energy production and usage, as they relate to a sustainable
future. If you are interested in making a practical contribution to
fighting climate change by redesigning industrial systems, you owe
it to yourself to read this book."Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon
Institute, USA"If you want to be challenged in the way that you
think about the future role of energy in an economy that seriously
tries to address the problems of finite resource depletion and
climate change, then expose yourself to this book’s provocative
ideas on how engineering analysis can lead the way. It gets
engineers to think as they are trained and inspires non-engineers
to change their viewpoint and take action."Carey King, University
of Texas at Austin, USA
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