International contributors explore theoretical and practical aspects of the security of energy supply and demand and discuss related issues of environmental impact and human safety. After chapters on broad energy security issues, part 3 presents three case studies applying an energy assessment framework and describes the national energy strategies of major industrialized countries and the developing world. Part 4 analyzes the security of energy demand, including oil producers' perspectives, and part 5 looks at environmental issues, such as climate change and the vulnerability of energy infrastructure to environmental damage. Other subjects are ethical dimensions of renewable energy, and centralized versus distributed energy strategies. The book's readership includes students and policy makers in energy politics, economics, and engineering. Dyer is affiliated with the University of Leeds, UK. Trombetta is affiliated with Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Annotation ⓒ2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Pt. I. Introduction Pt. II. Energy security issues Pt. III. Security of energy supply Pt. IV. Security of energy demand Pt. V. Energy, the environment and security Pt. VI. Energy and human security Pt. VII. Conclusions