Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future. These are the six most crucial substances in human history. They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving medicines. But most of us take them completely for granted. In Material World, Ed Conway …
It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider having children. But in this bold, radically hopeful book, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom out, a very different picture…
Buku ini mengulas secara mendalam hubungan antara risiko dan return dalam investasi, serta teori-teori portofolio yang mendasari strategi diversifikasi untuk meminimalkan risiko tanpa mengorbankan potensi keuntungan. Konsep-konsep penting seperti teori portofolio Markowitz, capital market line (CML), dan efficient frontier dibahas untuk membantu pembaca menyusun portofolio yang optimal. Buku in…
This book analyses the trilemma between growth, energy security and climate change mitigation and, breaking from scholarly orthodoxy, challenges the imperative that growth must always come first. It sets forth the argument that a steady-state approach is a more appropriate conceptual mindset to enable energy transition, sets out a steady-state energy policy, and assesses the projected outcomes …
Activists, scientists and policymakers around the world have long argued that we need to find sustainable and secure solutions to the world's energy demands. At issue for citizens worldwide is whether we are scientifically literate enough to understand the potential policy choices before us. Understanding Energy and Energy Policy is a one-stop resource for understanding the complexities of e…
Energy security has become a top priority issue for the United States and countries around the globe, but what does the term ""energy security"" really mean? For many it is assuring the safe supply and transport of energy as a matter of national security. For others it is developing and moving toward sustainable and low-carbon energy sources to avoid environmental catastrophe, while still other…
Security of Energy supply is a major concern for all modern societies, intensified by skyrocketing demand in India and China and increasing international competition over fossil fuel deposits. Energy Security: An Interdisciplinary Approach gives A comparative analysis from both consumers' and producers' perspectives. It uniquely combines economics, geology, international relations, business, hi…
Melalui buku ini, Dany Amrul Ichdan menghadirkan berbagai gagasan dan pemikiran konkret untuk menjawab tantangan itu. Terinspirasi oleh pemikiran Prof. Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, ia merumuskan konsep DAI (Distinctive, Adaptive, Inclusive) sebagai fondasi serta kerangka kerja penyusunan kebijakan hilirisasi dan industrialisasi. Selain itu, Dany juga terinspirasi pemikiran dosen pembimbingnya …
Simply Economics is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. Covering more than 120 key economic terms and ideas from scarcity to stocks and shares, this excellent economics books explains the key concept more clearly than ever before. Organized by major themes – Foundations of economics, Economies in action, Choices and Consequences, M…
Rare Earths elements are composed of 15 chemical elements in the periodic table. Scandium and yttrium have similar properties, with mineral assemblages, and are therefore referred alike in the literature. Although abundant in the planet surface, the Rare Earths are not found in concentrated forms, thus making them economically valued as they are so challenging to obtain. Rare Earths Industry…