Energy Analysis for a Sustainable Future: Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism

By Mario Giampietro, Kozo Mayumi, Alevgül H. Sorman, et al.

Book Overview

This book explains why conventional energy analysis and statistics are not useful for generating robust energy scenarios and effective assessments of the quality of alternative energy sources. Then it presents an innovative multi-scale approach, illustrated with empirical results, for effectively dealing with sustainability in face of the coming energy crisis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138928062
• ISBN13: 9781138928060
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"