Eco-Exergy As Sustainability |
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Editor:
| Jorgessen, S. E |
Series title: | The Sustainable World Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-84564-222-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
Publisher: | WIT Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $193.00 |
Book Description:
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In recent years, the economy has determined the agenda when environmental issues are concerned using cost/benefit analyses. This inevitably leads to wrong decisions because the uncertainties of the cost/benefit analyses are often magnitudes higher than that estimated by the economists. Therefore, these analyses should be replaced or supplemented by the concept of sustainability to aid the decision-making process. This book represents the first attempt to apply eco-exergy, a...
More DescriptionIn recent years, the economy has determined the agenda when environmental issues are concerned using cost/benefit analyses. This inevitably leads to wrong decisions because the uncertainties of the cost/benefit analyses are often magnitudes higher than that estimated by the economists. Therefore, these analyses should be replaced or supplemented by the concept of sustainability to aid the decision-making process. This book represents the first attempt to apply eco-exergy, a thermodynamic concept used to describe the development of ecosystems, to express sustainability and use it in a non-ecological context.