Entropy, Environment and Resources

Entropy, Environment and Resources An Essay in Physico-Economics

2nd Edition 1995

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Publisher's Synopsis

Long run aspects of environmental protection and of the use of resources are analyzed within a planning model. To this end fundamental concepts of thermodynamics are explained in a simple manner. The relationships between entropy, energy necessary for the extraction of a resource and the concentration of the resource is employed to establish a connection between the economic system and the environment.

Book information

ISBN: 9783540589846
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition 1995
Language: English
Number of pages: 205
Weight: 350g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 11mm