| Description |
1 online resource (407 p.) |
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text file |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Prologue; Chapter 2 -- Summary for Policymakers: PCE Overlay; Chapter 4 -- Introduction to Demography; Chapter 5 -- World Population; Chapter 6 -- United States Population; Chapter 7 -- World Age Distribution and Sustainability; Chapter 8 -- Population Policies and Dilemmas; Chapter 9 -- Climate Change Constraint Overlay; Chapter 10 -- History and Background of the Science; Chapter 11 -- Climate Manifestations; Chapter 12 -- Climate Change Overlays; Chapter 14 -- Energy Constraint Overlay; Chapter 15 -- Coal; Chapter 16 -- Liquid Fuels |
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Chapter 17 -- Natural GasChapter 18 -- Nuclear Energy; Chapter 19 -- Renewable Energy Sources; Chapter 20 -- Solar Power; Chapter 21 -- Wind Energy; Chapter 22 -- Geothermal Energy; Chapter 23 -- Biomass Energy; Chapter 24 -- Hydropower Systems; Chapter 25 -- Renewable Energy Sources Summary; Chapter 26 -- Program Planning in an Energy Constrained and Uncertain World; Appendix B: Statistical Inference; Appendix D: Geology and Climate Change; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Glossary; Bibliography; Back Cover |
| Summary |
The ongoing changes in population, climate, and the availability of energy have resulted in unprecedented threats and opportunities that all project and program managers, portfolio managers, and public planners need to be aware of. The New Triple Constraints for Sustainable Projects, Programs, and Portfolios offers a clear look at how these constraints will impact project undertakings and overlay the current classic constraints of cost, schedule, and performance. The book provides current facts and information on population, climate change, and energy issues-i. |
| Language |
English. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Sustainable development.
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Economic development projects.
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Développement durable. |
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Projets de développement économique. |
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sustainable development. |
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Economic development projects |
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Sustainable development |
| Other Form: |
1-4665-7055-5 |
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1-322-61686-8 |
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1-4665-0518-4 |
| ISBN |
0429088647 |
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9780429088643 |
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1466570563 |
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9781466570566 |
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1466505214 |
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9781466505216 |
| Standard No. |
10.1201/b12271 doi |
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