Christopher A. Badurek
Contributor
BIOGRAPHY
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide (2011) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.
Primary Contributions (2)
Wind turbine, apparatus used to convert the kinetic energy of wind into electricity. Wind turbines come in several sizes, with small-scale models used for providing electricity to rural homes or cabins and community-scale models used for providing electricity to a small number of homes within a…
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Publications (1)
Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide (The SAGE Reference Series on Green Society: Toward a Sustainable Future-Series Editor: Paul Robbins) (June 2011)
Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide explores the essential role of technology and its most recent developments toward a sustainable environment. Twofold in its definition, green technology includes the changing of existing technology toward energy conservation as well as the creation of new, clean technology aimed at utilizing renewable resources. With a primary focus on waste management, the volume presents more than 150 articles in A-to-Z format featuring such disciplines as nanoscience,...
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