Energy and the Wealth of Nations An Introduction to Biophysical Economics /

• Main Authors: Hall, Charles A.S (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Klitgaard, Kent (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Sociophysics.; Econophysics.; Economic geography.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Economics.; Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building.; Economic Geography.

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...