Entropy, Environment and Resources An Essay in Physico-Economics

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Faber, Malte, Niemes, Horst (Author), Stephan, Gunter (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1995, 1995
Edition:2nd ed. 1995
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 0 Introduction: Starting Point, Objectives, and Content
  • 0.1 Starting Point and Objectives
  • 0.2 Content
  • I. Environmental Protection
  • 1 An Introduction to Dynamic Models of the Environment
  • 2 A Disaggregated Environment-Capital Model
  • II. Entropy and the Use of the Environment
  • 3 The Notion of Entropy
  • 4 Using the Entropy Approach to Characterize the Environment as a Supplier of Resources
  • III. The Use of Scarce Resources with Decreasing Resource Concentration
  • 5 The Integration of the Resource Problem into a Disaggregated Capital Model
  • 6 Replacement of Techniques over Time
  • IV. Environmental Protection and Resources
  • 7 Interdependencies Between Environmental Protection and Resource Use Exemplified for Recycling and Deposition
  • 8 References
  • 9 Subject Index