Spiegel der Forschung Vol. 25 (2008) Heft 2 - English Version
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History - Towers of Modernism : The Tendency Towards Technological Mega-projects in the 20th Century
(2008)In recent history, there has never been a lack of good, impressive, and convincing ideas presented to solve the complex problems of mankind. In many cases the reality has been less successful. Even when, especiallywhen, ... -
Focus point: History - The politics of energy in Africa : Energy partnership with Africa burdens of history and current perspectives
(2008)He who wants to shape the future must understand the past. Nowhere this is as much the case as in the relationship between Europe and Africa. An energy partnership with Africa means that on the one hand the specifichistory ... -
Focus point: Political sciences - Participation not paternalism : Other aspects of a solar partnership with Africa
(2008)Due to its causes and its environmental impact, climate change is normally considered a subject for the natural sciences. But with a view to its consequences, it must also become a central subject for social and cultural ... -
Focus point: Geography - A Sea of Mirrors but where? : Will the Solar Energy Partnership between Europe and Africa contribute to an aggravation of regional disparities in Africa?
(2008)In view of the current discussion about the threat of climate change and the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels, many groups, including politicians, entrepreneurs, journalists, and our inter-disciplinary working group ... -
Focus point: Political sciences - The Solar Plan for the Mediterranean : The Solar Partnership Between Africa and Europe in the Shadow of Politics
(2008)At the inaugural Summit of the Union for the Mediterranean in July 2008, 40 heads of government and state from the Mediterranean adjoining states and the 27 members of the European Union agreed, among other things, on the ... -
Focus point: Economics - Solar Power Stations in North Africa and an Energy Partnership with Europe : Several Comments from an Economic Perspective
(2008)It seems that the use of renewable energy sources, even on a larger scale, is an obvious energy alternative, given massive price increases for fossil fuels and the discussion surrounding greenhouse gas induced climatechange. ... -
Focus point: Solar Energy Partnership with Africa : An Inter-disciplinary Research Project
(2008)In the summer of 2007 an inter-disciplinary working group was formed at the Justus-Liebig-University to sound out the opportunities and challenges of an energy partnership with Africa. In a series of interdisciplinary ... -
Focus pont: Physics - Solar Thermal Power : The Science and Technology of Solar Thermal Power in Africa
(2008)Energy is the most important of resources and the foundation of all human endeavours. The ubiquity and extensive availability of affordable energy provides the basis for the wealth of the technologically developedworld. ... -
Focus points: Physics - The Future of our Energy Supply : A Scientific Overview
(2008)Who really wants to sit in the dark, freeze in the winter, and forego modern methods of transportation? Light, heat, refrigeration, machines, and transportation are just a few of the central engineering achievements of ...
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