A defination of "sustainability" based on entropy production by matter and energy

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Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 124-128

  Hornbogen, E ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

ENTROPY PRODUCTION; MATTER TRANSFORMATION;

ENTROPY;

EID: 0037245708     PISSN: 00260746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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