Energy Crisis in Pakistan : Origins, Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions

Asif, Muhammad

Oxford Univ Pr（2012/11発売）

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製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 280 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9780195478761
DDC分類 333.79095491

Full Description

The book primarily aims to educate various stakeholders of society (i.e. policy and decision makers, energy circles, academia, business community, NGOs and civil society) on the subject of energy, particularly in the wider context of the energy crisis facing Pakistan. In a global perspective, it presents an account of the key dimensions of energy in the modern age. Having discussed the energy challenges facing Pakistan, the book provides recommendations and policyguidelines to achieve energy prosperity in the country. It has a holistic, yet easy to follow approach. It presents a coherent blend of the technical and the social aspects of energy. Using appealing diagrams and data presentations, it explains the subject in a reader-friendly way. Referring toexamples and citing case studies from developed as well as developing countries it offers plenty of food for thought to its audience. The foreword to the book has been written by Dr Muhammad Yunus, the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ; 1. ENERGY AND ITS WIDER DIMENSIONS-I ; 1.1. ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ; 1.2. ENERGY RESOURCES: STATUS AND TRENDS ; 1.3. CRUDE OIL PRICES ; 1.4. ENERGY AND GLOBAL WARMING ; 2. ENERGY AND ITS WIDER DIMENSIONS-II ; 2.1. THE 2.3. ENERGY SECURITY ; 2.4. OIL-DRIVEN FOREIGN POLICY AND GEO-STRATEGIC GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION TRENDS ; 3.3. ENERGY MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND COMPANIES ; 4. THE ENERGY CRISIS 2006-2007: ORIGIN, DIMENSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS ; 4.1. GAP BETWEEN ENERGY DEMAND AND SUPPLY ; 4.2. DEPENDENCE ON ENERGY IMPORTS ; 4.3. RISING ENERGY PRICES ; 4.4. FUEL POVERTY ; 4.5. THE MODERN STONE AGE ; 4.6. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ; 4.7. ENERGY SECURITY AND STAKEHOLDERS ; 5.1. POLICY AND DECISION-MAKERS ; 5.2. ACADEMIA ; 5.3. HOUSEKEEPING ; 6.2. POLICY REVIEW AND POLICY ENDURANCE ; 6.3. RELIANCE ON INDIGENOUS ENERGY RESOURCES ; 6.4. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ; 6.5. ENERGY OPTIONS ; 7.1. ENERGY CONSERVATION ; 7.2. COAL ; 7.3. NUCLEAR POWER ; 7.4. HYDROPOWER ; 7.5. SOLAR ENERGY ; 7.6. BIOMASS ; 7.7. WIND POWER ;