Thermodynamics for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stanek, Wojciech (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Hydrology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Environmental economics.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Environmental Economics.; Hydrology/Water Resources.
• Physical Description: VI, 510 p. 196 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319486499
• ISSN: 1865-3529

This book examines ways of assessing the rational management of nonrenewable resources. Integrating numerous methods, it systematically exposes the strengths of exergy analysis in resources management. Divided into two parts, the first section provides the theoretical background to assessment methods, while the second section provides practical application examples. The topics covered in detail include the theory of exergy cost and thermo-ecological cost, cumulative calculus and life cycle evaluation. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers looking to investigate a range of advanced thermodynamic assessments of the influence of production processes on the depletion of nonrenewable resources.