Entropy, Environment and Resources: An Essay in Physico-Economics

Long run aspects of environmental protection and of the use of resources areanalyzed within a planning model. To this end fundamental concepts of thermodynamics are explained in a simple manner. The relationships between entropy, energy necessary for the extraction of a resource and the concentratio...

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Main Authors: Faber, Malte 1938- (Author), Stephan, Gunter 1952- (Author), Niemes, Horst (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1987
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Online Access:BTU01
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Summary:Long run aspects of environmental protection and of the use of resources areanalyzed within a planning model. To this end fundamental concepts of thermodynamics are explained in a simple manner. The relationships between entropy, energy necessary for the extraction of a resource and the concentration of the resource is employed to establish a connection between the economic systems and the environment
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XII, 205 p)
ISBN:9783642970474
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-97047-4

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