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Global Forces and Local Life-Worlds

Global Forces and Local Life-Worlds

Ulrike Schuerkens

(2004)

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Abstract

How are global forces impacting on local lifestyles? Where does the personal stand in relation to globalization? Global Forces and Local Life-Worlds explores these questions using a mixture of sociological and anthropological analysis and case study methods. Demonstrating the tensions between retaining cultural integrity in the face of the levelling processes associated with modernity, this book: locates the problems of globalization and localization in the appropriate anthropological and sociological dimensions; examines the relationship between culture and identity; and explores the varieties of modernity.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Preface vii
1 INTRODUCTION 1
The increasing demand for energy 1
The role of renewables 3
Renewable versus non-renewable - some issues 8
2 POWER FROM SOLAR ENERGY 11
Photovoltaics 11
Water pumping 19
Refrigeration of vaccines 26
Lighting 29
3 HEAT FROM SOLAR ENERGY 33
Distillation 33
Water heating 37
Drying 43
4 POWER FROM THE WIND 48
Wind energy conversion 48
Water pumping 52
Wind generators 55
5 WATER POWER 58
Micro-hydro 58
Hydraulic ram pumps 68
The water current turbine 74
6 BIOMASS 77
End uses of biomass 77
Processing technologies 79
Charcoal 79
Briquetting 82
Producer gas 84
Biogas as a fuel 84
Heat conversion 89
Stoves 89
Industrial combustion 92
Power for conversion 94
Producer gas for power 94
Steam engines 96
Stirling engines 97
ANNEXE I FURTHER INFORMATION 98
ANNEXE II EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS AND
MANUFACTURERS 102
ANNEXE III GLOSSARY 108