
Introduction: Climate Background And Eem Visitors -- Weichselian Stone Age: Coping With The Cold North -- Late Stone Age: More Settlements And Transitions -- Agriculture, Trade, And Metals -- Migration And Exploration By Land And Sea -- Medieval Society: Church Building And A Little Dissent -- Renaissance: The Missed Opportunities -- Aftermath: Ecological Disasters And Counter-measures -- Industrialisation And Infrastructure Development -- Electricity: Wind Or Coal? -- Oil, Nuclear (no Thanks!) And Natural Gas -- Conflicting Directions: Renewable Energy And Decentralisation In A World Of Globalisation And Growing Consumption. Bent Sørensen. Simultaneously Published In The Usa And Canada--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Page Count:
542
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
ISBN-10:
1849713847
ISBN-13:
9780203136744
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