Ebook: Entropy, Environment and Resources: An Essay in Physico-Economics

This book analyzes environmental protection and resource use in a comprehensive framework where not only economic but also natural scientific aspects are taken into consideration. The special features of the book are
(i) that the authors utilize a natural scientific variable, entropy, to characterize the economic system and the environment, (ii) that environmental protection and resource use are analyzed in combination, and (iii) that a replacement of techniques over time is analyzed. The authors investigate the use of the environment both as a supplier of resources and as a recipient of pollutants with the help of thermodynamic relationships. The book therefore provides a new set of tools for environmentalists and economists.

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This book analyzes environmental protection and resource use in a comprehensive framework where not only economic but also natural scientific aspects are taken into consideration. The special features of the book are
(i) that the authors utilize a natural scientific variable, entropy, to characterize the economic system and the environment, (ii) that environmental protection and resource use are analyzed in combination, and (iii) that a replacement of techniques over time is analyzed. The authors investigate the use of the environment both as a supplier of resources and as a recipient of pollutants with the help of thermodynamic relationships. The book therefore provides a new set of tools for environmentalists and economists.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: Starting Point, Objectives, and Content....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
An Introduction to Dynamic Models of the Environment....Pages 11-37
A Disaggregated Environment-Capital Model....Pages 38-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-76
The Notion of Entropy....Pages 77-103
Using the Entropy Approach to Characterize the Environment as a Supplier of Resources....Pages 104-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-130
The Integration of the Resource Problem into a Disaggregated Capital Model....Pages 131-143
Replacement of Techniques over Time....Pages 144-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Interdependencies Between Environmental Protection and Resource Use Exemplified for Recycling and Deposition....Pages 173-195
Back Matter....Pages 196-205

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This book analyzes environmental protection and resource use in a comprehensive framework where not only economic but also natural scientific aspects are taken into consideration. The special features of the book are
(i) that the authors utilize a natural scientific variable, entropy, to characterize the economic system and the environment, (ii) that environmental protection and resource use are analyzed in combination, and (iii) that a replacement of techniques over time is analyzed. The authors investigate the use of the environment both as a supplier of resources and as a recipient of pollutants with the help of thermodynamic relationships. The book therefore provides a new set of tools for environmentalists and economists.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: Starting Point, Objectives, and Content....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
An Introduction to Dynamic Models of the Environment....Pages 11-37
A Disaggregated Environment-Capital Model....Pages 38-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-76
The Notion of Entropy....Pages 77-103
Using the Entropy Approach to Characterize the Environment as a Supplier of Resources....Pages 104-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-130
The Integration of the Resource Problem into a Disaggregated Capital Model....Pages 131-143
Replacement of Techniques over Time....Pages 144-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Interdependencies Between Environmental Protection and Resource Use Exemplified for Recycling and Deposition....Pages 173-195
Back Matter....Pages 196-205
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