Long run aspects of environmental protection and of the use of resources are analyzed 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 system and the environment.
| Author: L. Freytag |
| Publisher: Springer |
| Publication Date: Apr 03, 1995 |
| Number of Pages: 205 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 3540589848 |
| ISBN-13: 9783540589846 |