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

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...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hall, Charles A.S (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Σειρά:Lecture Notes in Energy, 36
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 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.