Concepts and methods of ecological engineering

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 339-361

  Odum, Howard T ^a   Odum, B ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Emdollars; Emergy; Energy hierarchy; Maximum power; Self organization; Transformity; Waste recycle

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; VEGETATION; WASTEWATER;

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING;

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; EMERGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0346599169     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2003.08.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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