The Jevons paradox and the myth of resource efficiency improvements / John M. Polimeni ... [et al.].
The Jevons paradox and the myth of resource efficiency improvements / John M. Polimeni ... [et al.].
The Jevons paradox and the myth of resource efficiency improvements / John M. Polimeni ... [et al.].
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London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N333.7/ 307
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English
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xvi, 184 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Joseph A.Tainter -- 1. Introduction / John M. Polimeni, Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi -- 2. Historical Overview of the Jevons Paradox in the Literature / Blake Alcott -- 3. The Jevons Paradox: The Evolution of Complex Adaptive Systems and the Challenge for Scientific Analysis / Mario G...
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London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
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England
Date Published
2008.
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"'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This has subsequently been proved to apply not just to fossil fuels, but other resource use scenarios." "This is...
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The Jevons paradox and the myth of resource efficiency improvements / John M. Polimeni ... [et al.].
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Earthscan research editions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N333.7/ 307
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74VK3NkyDmjA
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9781844074624 (hbk.)
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333.7
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991023842849702626
