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Metaphors We Live By
, 1980
"... 1. Make a list of some of the metaphors discussed by Lakoff and Johnson. Try inserting new words that convey a different meaning. For example, consider the expression, “I’d like to share some time with you ” rather than “spend some time with you.” 2. Make a list of “language asymmetries ” (see Part ..."
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1. Make a list of some of the metaphors discussed by Lakoff and Johnson. Try inserting new words that convey a different meaning. For example, consider the expression, “I’d like to share some time with you ” rather than “spend some time with you.” 2. Make a list of “language asymmetries ” (see Part II, p. XX, and Reading 12 for definitions) and consider what underlying cultural values these asymmetries indicate. 3. Consider the use of the masculine he or man to refer to all people. Some people say that this “generic use ” is perfectly acceptable because the terms “imply ” women as well as men. Others argue that the term not only leaves out half the population but also perpetuates an image of women as “auxiliary”and men as “central.”Discuss this. 4. Discuss the cultural practice of women taking men’s names when they marry. What cultural values does this practice convey? 5. Keep track of all the “medicalized ” terms you hear for a few days (for example, erectile dysfunction, hyperkinesis). Try substituting more common terms and see if you think about the “problem ” differently. For example, clinically depressed versus tired and really burnt out. Do these problems seem more real or authentic with the use of some terms rather than others?
Exergy Analysis of the United Kingdom Energy System
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
"... Abstract: The exergy method has been used to analyse changes in the structure of the UK energy system over a period of more than 30 years from 1965. A sectoral approach was employed, with the supply side examined in terms of the main energy sources, while nal demand was separated into four energy e ..."
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Abstract: The exergy method has been used to analyse changes in the structure of the UK energy system over a period of more than 30 years from 1965. A sectoral approach was employed, with the supply side examined in terms of the main energy sources, while nal demand was separated into four energy end-use groups: the domestic, service, industrial and transport sectors. Estimates of sector-weighted or ‘lumped ’ parameters, such as exergy ef ciencies, were obtained from the particular characteristics of each sector. These were employed to determine the exergetic ‘improvement potential’ for critical elements of the energy system. Electricity generation together with nal energy demand in the domestic sector and in transport are shown to account for nearly 80 per cent of the Second Law improvement potential. This poor thermodynamic performance is principally due to exergy losses in combustion and heat transfer processes associated with power generation, space heating and main transport modes. The results of the exergy analysis are placed in the context of recent developments in energy market liberalization and of the need to achieve environmental sustainability. They are also contrasted with proposals for new or improved energy technologies to meet the requirements of a sustainable energy strategy. Finally, the role of the exergy method is contrasted with the various other approaches to energy technology assessment.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an Equity-, Environment- and Service-Oriented World: An IMAGE-Based Scenario for the Next Century.” Technological Forecasting
- Social Change
, 2000
"... This article describes a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenario for a world that chooses collectively and effectively to pursue service-oriented economic prosperity while taking into account equity and environmental concerns, but without policies directed at mitigating climate change. After peaking ..."
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This article describes a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenario for a world that chooses collectively and effectively to pursue service-oriented economic prosperity while taking into account equity and environmental concerns, but without policies directed at mitigating climate change. After peaking around 2050 at 2.2 times the 1990 level of primary energy use, a number of factors lead to a primary energy use rate at the end of the next century that is only 40 % higher than the 1990 rate. Among these factors are a stabilizing (and after 2050,
Derivation Of An Index For Evaluating Economics Of Cogeneration Systems And Its Applications
"... this paper, a simple index for evaluating the economics of cogeneration systems (CGS) is first derived. Second, various strategies to improve the economics of a CGS is generally discussed. Finally, the impacts of the change in various factors determining the economics of a CGS are investigated, by t ..."
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this paper, a simple index for evaluating the economics of cogeneration systems (CGS) is first derived. Second, various strategies to improve the economics of a CGS is generally discussed. Finally, the impacts of the change in various factors determining the economics of a CGS are investigated, by taking a CGS composed of gas turbines and a waste heat boiler for district heating and cooling as an example. It has been shown that the index derived makes it possible to evaluate easily not only the economic feasibility of the CGS, but also the degree of the impacts of improvements in the following economic and technological factors on its economics: (i) rise of the unit selling price of electricity and heat, (ii) decrease of the fuel cost, (iii) reduction in the annual cost rate for the construction cost of the CGS, (iv) increase in the capacity factor of the CGS, (v) improvements in e#ciencies of generating power and heat, and (vi) decrease in the construction cost of the CGS.
Civil society in sustainable energy transitions. In: Governing the energy transition: reality, illusion or necessity?
- G. Verbong
, 2012
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A SCHEME FOR LARGE SCALE DESALINATION OF SEA WATER BY SOLAR ENERGY
"... Abstract: A scheme is proposed to desalinate sea water using solar energy for the Thar Desert of India. The scheme has been using solar energy for the Thar Desert of India. The scheme has been designed to produce about 5.25 x 10 m 3 /yr (13860 MG/yr) of fresh water with 11.52 km 2 (4.5 miles 2) of c ..."
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Abstract: A scheme is proposed to desalinate sea water using solar energy for the Thar Desert of India. The scheme has been using solar energy for the Thar Desert of India. The scheme has been designed to produce about 5.25 x 10 m 3 /yr (13860 MG/yr) of fresh water with 11.52 km 2 (4.5 miles 2) of collector area. The solar collectors are rectangular concrete tubes, half buried in the ground, through which sea water flows and is heated by solar energy. The heated sea water is then flash evaporated in a multi-stage flash evaporator (MSF) unit to yield fresh water. Pumping of the sea water to the site and through the MSF unit is powered by 415 wind turbines each of 200 kW capacity. Economic analysis of the scheme shows that it compares favorably with the existing fossil fuel fired desalination plants of the equivalent capacity. 1.
L- Structure Declarations
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Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN HA'''AI ' I: A DECADE OF CONFLICT
, 1986
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The Working Paper Series is designed to provide a vehicle for individuals to get papers on disputing circulated for review and comment. The series is for papers that are fairly well-developed, but perhaps not yet ready for publication in an academic journal.
Urban Energy Transitions: Places, Processes and Politics of Socio-technical Change
"... On the second anniversary of the meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan, some of the focus fell on the abandoned, radioactive ghost towns in and around the disaster exclusion zone from which remaining residents have been forced to evacuate. A series of poignant images shows ..."
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On the second anniversary of the meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan, some of the focus fell on the abandoned, radioactive ghost towns in and around the disaster exclusion zone from which remaining residents have been forced to evacuate. A series of poignant images shows the empty streets, collapsed houses, unused drinks and rice vending machines, school bags hanging outside a class in an abandoned school (The Guardian, 11 March 2013).1 All are a reminder of the sudden, brutal collapse and absolute fragility of urban livelihoods and materials in the wake of an energy infrastructure failing to with-stand an earthquake and tsunami. Meanwhile, following the explosion in global oil prices in 2008, residents in Lomé in Togo and many other cities in Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso have become ever more dependent for fuel on an illegal traf-ficking of subsidised petrol from Nigeria. Every morning at dawn, dozens of contain-ers of petrol are washed up on the beaches of Togo and Benin, thrown overboard from boats on their way back from Nigeria. The containers are dragged out of the water and their contents transferred into plastic bot-tles and other receptacles, which are then transported to the streets of Lome ́ and other cities for sale to the local populations at prices up to 30 per cent lower than the normal market price. While this flow of petrol—from resource extraction in Nigerian oil fields, through an intricate transport network, to its burning and use for cooking in somebody’s home—sustains whole livelihoods, cities and informal economies, it also financially benefits mostly local elites who employ the traffickers and represents a significant loss of income for these already-poor West African states (Le
8. Conclusion: Building Materials in a Post-Materialist Transition
"... ii ii BUILDING MATERIALS IN A GREEN ECONOMY: COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES FOR DEMATERIALIZATION ..."
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ii ii BUILDING MATERIALS IN A GREEN ECONOMY: COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES FOR DEMATERIALIZATION
