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Laura Anadon - Transforming US Energy Innovation - 9781107043718 - V9781107043718
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Transforming US Energy Innovation

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Description for Transforming US Energy Innovation hardcover. This is an analytical assessment of how the government can accelerate development and deployment of energy technologies, for researchers and policy makers. Editor(s): Diaz Anadon, Laura; Bunn, Matthew; Narayanamurti, Venkatesh. Num Pages: 247 pages, 32 b/w illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RNFY; THX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 712.
One of the greatest challenges facing human civilization is the provision of secure, affordable energy without causing catastrophic environmental damage. As the world's largest economy, and as a world leader in energy technologies, the United States is a particularly important case. In the light of increased competition from other countries (particularly China), growing concerns about the local and global environmental impacts of the energy system, an ever-present interest in energy security, and the realization that technological innovation takes place in a complex ecosystem involving a wide range of domestic and international actors, this volume provides a comprehensive and analytical assessment ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107043718
SKU
V9781107043718
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14

About Laura Anadon
Laura Diaz Anadon is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and Associate Director of the Science Technology and Public Policy Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Her research focuses on energy- and environment-oriented technological progress and on the role of government policy. Her articles have been published ... Read more

Reviews for Transforming US Energy Innovation
'… this volume is an invaluable addition to a wider energy innovation literature that can, and should, be read by US policy-makers, particularly at the federal level. It is an account of how the US federal government has been responding to the need for [research, development and demonstration] RD&D in the energy sector. It is a critical analysis of how ... Read more

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