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Incorporating the Environment into the Economic System: Introduction to Ecological Economics

      https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812569295_0002Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • Introduction

      • What is Ecological Economics?

      • Economy-Environment Systems

        • A Traditional Economic System

        • An Ecosystem

        • An Economy-Environment System

      • Thermodynamics and the Environment

        • The First Law of Thermodynamics

        • The Second Law of Thermodynamics

        • Interpretations of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

        • Implications of the Laws of Thermodynamics for the Economy-Environment System

      • Modelling Economy-Environment Interactions

      • Summary

      • Key Terms and Concepts

      • Review Questions

      • Exercises

      • References