Entropy, Environment and Resources
Author | : Malte Faber |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783642970474 |
ISBN-13 | : 3642970478 |
Rating | : 4/5 (478 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Entropy, Environment and Resources by : Malte Faber
Download or read book Entropy, Environment and Resources written by Malte Faber and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long run aspects of environmental protection and of the use of resources areanalyzed within a planning model. To this end fundamental concepts of thermodynamics are explained in a simple manner. The relationships between entropy, energy necessary for the extraction of a resource and the concentration of the resource is employed to establish a connection between the economic systems and the environment.