Energy Return on Investment: A Unifying Principle for Biology, Economics, and Sustainability
Charles A.S. Hall
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Description for Energy Return on Investment: A Unifying Principle for Biology, Economics, and Sustainability
Hardback. Series: Lecture Notes in Energy. Num Pages: 174 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 52 colour illustrations, 54 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCN; PSAF; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
This authoritative but highly accessible book presents the reader with a powerful framework for understanding the critical role of the energy return on investment (EROI) in the survival and well-being of individuals, ecosystems, businesses, economies and nations. Growth and development are fundamental and ubiquitous processes at all scales, from individuals to food crops to national economies. While we are all familiar with the concepts of economic growth and living standards as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), we often take for granted the energy use that underpins GDP and our expectations for year-on-year growth. In this book, you will learn ... Read more
This authoritative but highly accessible book presents the reader with a powerful framework for understanding the critical role of the energy return on investment (EROI) in the survival and well-being of individuals, ecosystems, businesses, economies and nations. Growth and development are fundamental and ubiquitous processes at all scales, from individuals to food crops to national economies. While we are all familiar with the concepts of economic growth and living standards as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), we often take for granted the energy use that underpins GDP and our expectations for year-on-year growth. In this book, you will learn ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Lecture Notes in Energy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319478203
SKU
V9783319478203
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99-15
About Charles A.S. Hall
Charles Hall is a Systems Ecologist who received his PhD under Howard T. Odum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Hall is Professor Emeritus at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at the State University of New York, and the author or editor of twelve books and nearly 300 scholarly articles. He has worked or ... Read more
Reviews for Energy Return on Investment: A Unifying Principle for Biology, Economics, and Sustainability
“The book Energy Return on Investment, self-deprecatingly put forth as a nontechnical ‘story,’ succeeds in providing a cohesive and intellectually rigorous theory that transcends economics and biology. …I highly recommend this book to policymakers and the business community to more accurately forecast the future, as well as to engineers and scientists of all disciplines. … Energy Return on Investment is ... Read more