Contributors from technical fields and from economics explore how, why, and when companies switch to new energy-saving systems. Looking at trends in energy efficiency, technology and investment behaviors, and energy policy design, they consider such topics as a spatial perspective on global energy productivity trends, monitoring energy use and energy efficiency in the Dutch service sector, a meta-regression analysis of the relationship between investment and uncertainty, analyzing the environmental impact of energy market deregulation, and the effectiveness of energy policies in the service sector. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)