Energy and the Wealth of Nations An Introduction to Biophysical Economics /
In this updated edition of a groundbreaking text, concepts such as energy return on investment (EROI) provide powerful insights into the real balance sheets that drive our "petroleum economy." Hall and Klitgaard explore the relation between energy and the wealth explosion of the 20th centu...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Έκδοση: | 2nd ed. 2018. |
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Part I Energy and the Origins of Wealth
- Poverty, Wealth, and Human Ambition
- Energy and Wealth Production: An historical perspective
- The Petroleum Revolution I: The first half of the age of oil
- Part II Energy, Economics and the Structure of Society
- Explaining Economics from an Energy Perspective
- The Limits of Conventional Economics
- The Petroleum Revolution II: Concentrated Power and Concentrated Industries
- The Postwar Economic Order, Growth and the Hydrocarbon Economy
- Globalization and Efficiency
- Are there Limits to Growth? Examining the Evidence
- Part III Energy and Economics-the Basics
- What is Energy and How is it Related to Wealth Production?
- The Basic Science Needed to Understand the Relation of Energy to Economics
- The Required Quantitative Skills
- Economics as Science: Social or Biophysical?
- Part IV The Science Behind How Economies Work
- Energy Return on Investment
- Peak Oil, EROI, Investments and Our Financial Future
- Access to Energy and Social Inequality
- The Role of Economic Models for Good and Evil
- How to do Biophysical Economics
- Part V Understanding How Real World Economies Work
- Peak Oil, the Great Recession and the Quest for Sustainability
- Energy, Climate Science, and Planetary Boundaries
- Living the Good Life in a Lower EROI World.
