The Metabolic Pattern Of Societies
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The Metabolic Pattern Of Societies
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Author : Mario Giampietro
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-10-12
The Metabolic Pattern Of Societies written by Mario Giampietro and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-12 with Business & Economics categories.
It is increasingly evident that the conventional scientific approach to economic processes and related sustainability issues is seriously flawed. No economist predicted the current planetary crisis even though the world has now undergone five severe recessions primed by dramatic increases in the price of oil. This book presents the results of more than twenty years of work aimed at developing an alternative method of analysis of the economic process and related sustainability issues: it is possible to perform an integrated and comprehensive analysis of the sustainability of socio-economic systems using indicators and variables that have been so far ignored by conventional economists. The book’s innovative approach aims to provide a better framework with which we can face the predicaments of sustainability issues. It begins by presenting practical examples of the shortcomings of conventional economic analysis and examines the systemic problems faced when trying to use quantitative analysis for governance. In providing a critical appraisal of current applications of economic narratives to the issue of sustainability, the book presents several innovative concepts required to generate a post-Newtonian approach to quantitative analysis in the Musiasem approach. An empirical section illustrates the results of an analysis of structural changes in world and EU countries. Finally, the book, using the insight gained in the theoretical and empirical analysis, exposes the dubious quality of many narratives currently used in the sustainability debate. Overall, the performance of modern economies across different hierarchical levels of organization and across different disciplinary knowledge systems is fully analyzed and a more realistic measure of happiness and well-being is devised. The book should be of interest to researchers and students looking at the issue of sustainability within a variety of disciplines.
Energy Analysis For A Sustainable Future
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Author : Mario Giampietro
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-03-05
Energy Analysis For A Sustainable Future written by Mario Giampietro and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-05 with Business & Economics categories.
a theoretical and practical critique of the methods (net energy analysis and Energy Return On Investment - EROI) so far proposed to assess the quality of energy sources a critical appraisal of existing energy statistics explaining their shortcomings presents an innovative approach capable of generating flexible protocols of energy accounting (to be tailored on the specificity of different situations) across scales
The Biofuel Delusion
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Author : Mario Giampietro
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-09-02
The Biofuel Delusion written by Mario Giampietro and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Faced with the twin threats of peak oil and climate change, many governments have turned for an answer to the apparent panacea of biofuels. Yet, increasingly, the progressive implementation of this solution demonstrates that the promise of biofuels as a replacement to fossil fuels is in fact a mirage that, if followed, risks leaving us short of power, short of food and doing as much damage to the climate as ever -- let alone the consequent impact on biodiversity due to additional loss of habitat for agricultural production and on rural development due to the additional stress on traditional farming systems. Worse still, these risks are being ignored. In this definitive expos Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi present a theoretical framework and exhaustive evidence for the case against large scale biofuel production from agricultural crops. This book will be vital, sobering reading for anyone concerned with energy or agricultural policy, or bioenergy as a complex system.
Energy Options Impact On Regional Security
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Author : Frano Barbir
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-09-02
Energy Options Impact On Regional Security written by Frano Barbir and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Energy appears to be a fundamental driving force of economic and political strategies as well as planetary stability. Energy-related issues such as (1) the availability of new energy sources and viable technologies, (2) the disparity in access to energy sources, (3) the role of energy in our societies (energy societal metabolism), (4) the energy support to the life of our cities (where about half of world population is going to live very soon), and (5) the energy demand for food security all over the world, are “hot” problems that humans will have to face within the framework of sustainability (ecologically sound production and consumption patterns associated with socially acce- able life styles), in terms of policies, technological development and economic processes. A coherent energy strategy is required, addressing both energy supply and demand, security of access, development problems, equity, market dynamics, by also taking into account the whole energy lifecycle including fuel production, transmission and distribution, energy conversion, and the impact on energy equipment manufacturers and the end-users of energy systems. Issues of energy efficiency and rebound effect must also be taken into proper account. In the short term, the aim should be to achieve higher energy efficiencies and increased supply from local energy sources, in particular renewable energy sources.
Socio Metabolic Perspectives On The Sustainability Of Local Food Systems
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Author : Eva Fraňková
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-01-09
Socio Metabolic Perspectives On The Sustainability Of Local Food Systems written by Eva Fraňková and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-09 with Science categories.
This book delves into diverse local food systems and critically assesses their ecological and societal benefits and trade-offs, their limits and opportunities for improving sustainability of food production, and framework conditions which either hinder or promote their development. More and more people with gradually meat heavier diets will demand growth in food production, whilst our increasingly industrialized and globalized agri-food system has already caused serious sustainability problems in the past. This calls for a change in the way we produce, distribute and consume food. A re-emerging debate on food security and food sovereignty seems to support this quest. But what are the promising alternatives to mainstream developments? Such a discussion regarding sustainability of local food systems requires a sound systemic understanding and thus invites a socio-metabolic reading of local cases by analyzing the nexus between material and energy flows as well as land and time use. This approach is needed to complement the so far mostly qualitatively-based local food studies. Applying socio-metabolic approaches to local food systems fosters a better understanding of promises and pitfalls for sustainable pathways in the future.
Sustainable City And Creativity
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Author : Tüzin Baycan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Sustainable City And Creativity written by Tüzin Baycan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Political Science categories.
The notion of 'creative cities' - where cultural activities and creative and cultural industries play a crucial role in supporting urban creativity and contributing to the new creative economy - has become central to most regional and urban development strategies in recent years. A creative city is supposed to develop imaginative and innovative solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental problems: economic stagnancy, urban shrinkage, social segregation, global competition or more. Cities and regions around the world are trying to develop, facilitate or promote concentrations of creative, innovative and/or knowledge-intensive industries in order to become more competitive. These places are seeking new strategies to combine economic development with quality of place that will increase economic productivity and encourage growth. Against this increasing interest in creative cities, this volume offers a coherent set of articles on sustainable and creative cities, and addresses modern theories and concepts relating to research on sustainability and creativity. It analyses principles and practices of the creative city for the formulation of policies and recommendations towards the sustainable city. It brings together leading academics with different approaches from different disciplines to provide a comprehensive and holistic overview of creativity and sustainability of the city, linking research and practice. In doing so, it puts forward ideas about stimulating the production of an innovative knowledge for a creative and sustainable city, and transforming a specific knowledge into a general common knowledge, which suggests best future policy actions, decision-making processes and choices for the change towards a human sustainable development of the city.
Society Culture And Drinking Patterns Reexamined
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Author : David Joshua Pittman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Society Culture And Drinking Patterns Reexamined written by David Joshua Pittman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Science categories.
Society For Neuroscience Abstracts
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Author : Society for Neuroscience. Annual Meeting
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Society For Neuroscience Abstracts written by Society for Neuroscience. Annual Meeting and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Neurobiology categories.
The Journal Of The Indian Botanical Society
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Author : Indian Botanical Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Journal Of The Indian Botanical Society written by Indian Botanical Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Botany categories.
The Metabolic Ghetto
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Author : Jonathan C. K. Wells
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-21
The Metabolic Ghetto written by Jonathan C. K. Wells and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-21 with Business & Economics categories.
A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of nutrition in generating hierarchical societies and cultivating a global epidemic of chronic diseases.