A conceptual framework and interpretation of emergy algebra

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 290-298

  Tiruta Barna, Ligia ^a,b,c   Benetto, Enrico ^d  

^a INSA   (France)

^b UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Dynamic modeling; Emergy accounting period; Emergy algebra; Emergy as a function of exergy; Emergy as a function of time

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION FORMULA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EMERGY ACCOUNTINGS; EMERGY ALGEBRAS; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTINGS; FUNCTION OF TIME; NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS; SCALE OF OBSERVATION;

DYNAMIC MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT;

ALGEBRA;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMERGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAGNITUDE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84875248940     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.060     Document Type: Article

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