Energy Capitals: Local Impact, Global Influence

Book Overview

Fossil fuels propelled industries and nations into the modern age and continue to powerfully influence economies and politics today. As Energy Capitals demonstrates, the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels has proven to be a mixed blessing in many of the cities and regions where it has occurred. With case studies from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Africa, and Australia, this volume views a range of older and more recent energy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822962667
• ISBN13: 9780822962663
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"