The Influence of thermodynamic ideas on ecological economics: An interdisciplinary critique

Sustainability

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1195-1225

  Hammond, Geoffrey P ^a,b   Winnett, Adrian B ^a,c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Ecological economics; Energy; Entropy; Environmental economics; Exergoeconomics; Exergy; Natural capital; Sustainability; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952072045     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su1041195     Document Type: Article

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