Energy Return on Investment A Unifying Principle for Biology, Economics, and Sustainability /

• Main Author: Hall, Charles A.S (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy, 36
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Climate change.; Ecosystems.; Thermodynamics.; Economic growth.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Economic Growth.; Climate Change Management and Policy.

This authoritative but highly accessible book presents the reader with a powerful framework for understanding the critical role of the energy return on investment (EROI) in the survival and well-being of individuals, ecosystems, businesses, economies and nations. Growth and development are fundament...

Table of Contents:

• Energy as the master resource
• The ecological theatre and the evolutionary play
• Energy Return on Investment as master driver
• Calculating Energy costs and gains in plant and animal populations
• Calculating Energy costs and gains in human societies
• Maximum Power
• The future in a lower EROI world.