The poetry of thermodynamics: Energy, entropy/exergy and quality

Futures

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 791-810

  Funtowicz, Silvio O ^a   Ravetz, Jerome R ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Research Methods Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001145443     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-3287(97)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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