In this book, Joseph Tainter and Tadeusz Patzek use the Gulf oil spill as a point of entry to discussour energy future. For those of us who watched the oil ...

Apr 20, 2010 · Joseph Tainter is particularly pleased to acknowledge the support and sharp observations of his wife, Bonnie Bagley, who has been a true ...

For more than a century, oil has been the engine of growth for a society that delivers an unprecedented standard of living to many.

Joseph A. Tainter is Professor of Sustainability in the Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, having previously served as Department ...

Tainter argues that sustainability or collapse of societies follow from the success or failure of problem-solving institutions and that societies collapse when ...

Jan 1, 2012 · Drilling Down: The Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma. Authors. Joseph A. Tainter, Utah State UniversityFollow

When humans possess extra energy, as in the present era, it generates complexity (Tainter & Patzek 2012) . Innovation is one way complexity increases. ...

About the Author. Joseph A. Tainter is Professor of Sustainability in the Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, having previously served ...

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