Ecological Emergy Accounting for a Limited System: General Principles and a Case Study of Macao

• Main Authors: Lei, Kampeng (Author), Zhou, Shaoqi (Author), Wang, Zhishi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering,
• Subjects: Environment.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Energy industries.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Energy Economics.

This book builds on the analyses of Eugene and Howard Odum and introduces the concept of systems ecology. Ecological emergy accounting represents a breakthrough because it allows researchers to integrate man-made capital and natural capital so that human and natural concerns can be addressed using a...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Emergy Synthesis and Ecological Energy Accounting
• Emergy Synthesis for Eco-economic Systems of Macao
• Emergy analysis for tourism systems: principles and a case study for Macao
• Ecological energy accounting for the gambling sector: a case study in Macao
• Emergy Synthesis of Waste Treatment in Macao
• Per capita Resource Consumption and Resource Carrying Capacity: a Comparison of the Sustainability of 17 Mainstream Countries.