Ecological Emergy Accounting for a Limited System: General Principles and a Case Study of Macao (Springer Environmental Science and Engineering)
Lei, Kampeng, Zhou, Shaoqi, Wang, Zhishi
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Hardcover. Ecological Emergy Accounting for a Limited System Series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 208 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
This book builds on the analyses of Eugene and Howard Odum and introduces the concept of systems ecology. Ecological emergy accounting represents a breakthrough because it allows researchers to integrate man-made capital and natural capital so that human and natural concerns can be addressed using a consistent system of units. This book develops an emergy accounting model that is suitable for describing urban systems, thereby providing a comprehensive picture of those systems. To make the theory concrete, the authors use China’s Macao Special Administrative Region as a case study, and compare the results for Macao with those of other urban ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Springer Environmental Science and Engineering
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642451690
SKU
V9783642451690
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99-15
About Lei, Kampeng, Zhou, Shaoqi, Wang, Zhishi
Kampeng Lei was a Post Doctoral fellow at the South China University of Technology (2009-2011), China. He got his Ph. D degree in 2008 at the Macao University. At 2004, he got the third award for the First Macao Social and Humanities Science Excellence Productions with the Article named “Analysis of the Macao’s Ecological Footprint 2001”. At 2009, he got ... Read more
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