TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jørgensen,Sven Erik
TI  - Eco-exergy as sustainability
SN  - 1845640594
U1  - 333.7 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Southampton, Boston
PB  - WIT Press
KW  - Bioenergetics
KW  - Biotic communities
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Ecological assessment (Biology)
N1  - Chapter 1      Introduction
              1.1  Two basic thermodynamic Concepts
               1.2 Sustainability versus cost/benefit
               1.3 Pollution abatement tools
               1.4 Weak and Strong sustainability
               1.5 The core ideas of this volume

Chapter 2 You cannot escape the thermodynamic laws

             2.1 Mass and energy conservation
            2.2 The second law of thermodynamics
            2.3 The energy policy

Chapter 3   Exergy 
      
              3.1 What is exergy? 
              3.2 Eco-exergy
              3.3 Exergy and information
              3.4 Dissipative structures
              3.5 How to calculate the eco-exergy for organic matter and organisms

Chapter 4  Application of eco-exergy in human activities and ecosystems
              
              4.1  Losses and gains of eco -exergy by human activities including pollution
              4.2 Exergy flows in the society
              4.3 Formulation of thermodynamics hypothesis for ecosystems
              4.4 Support for the hypothesis
              4.5 Growth and development of ecosystems

Chapter 5   Eco-exergy as an ecosystem health indicator
 
              5.1 Criteria for the selection of ecological indicators for ecosystem health assessment (EHA)
              5.2 Classification of ecosystem health indicators
              5.3 Presentation and definition of level 7 and 8 indicators - holistic indicators
              5.4 Conclusion and summary

Chapter 6 Eco-exergy as an ecosystem health indicator for lakes

              6.1 Introduction
              6.2 Determination of eco-exergy
              6.3 Use of Observations to find the eco-exergy
              6.4 Conclusions and summary

Chapter 7    Eco-exergy as an ecosystem health indicator for coastal areas
              7.1 Introduction
              7.2 Results of the Statistical analysis
              7.3 Discusion
              7.4 How to calculate and interpret eco-oxergy and specific eco-exergy an example
              7.5The application of ecological indicators to assess the ecosystem health of coastal lagoons
              7.6 Conclusion

Chapter 8      Eco-exergy as an ecosystem health indicator for agricultural systems
             
              8.1  Different types of agriculture
              8.2  Use of ecological indicators to assess the health of agricultural systems 
              8.3  Assessment of the ecosystem health of a series of selected agricultural systems
              8.4  Conclusions

Chapter 9    Eco-exergy losses and gains  in the society
             
              9.1  How to set up an eco- exergy balance for a region
              9.2  Exergy loss by the consumption of non renewable resources: what can we do to reduce this eco-exergy loss? 
              9.3  Loss by the consuption of fissil fuel
              9.4  Eco-exergy of human products
              9.5  Eco- exergy change due to consumption of renewable resources
     etc

Chapter 10  Properties of ecosystems

              10.1 Introduction: basic properties of ecosystems
              10.2 The use of the 19 basic principles of ecological engineering on agricultural systems 
              10.3  Conclusion and summary

Chapter 11     Ecological and Sustainable management of agricultural systems

              11.1  Sustainable agriculture
              11.2  Presentation of an agricultural system based upon sustainability principles
              11.3  The use of sustainability indicators 
              11.4  The global agricultural policy
              11.5  Exergy consumption of agriculture
  etc

Chapter 12    Ecological and sustainable management of industrial systems

             12.1  Industrial ecology
             12.2  Ecological properties of industries
             12.3  An ecological network of industries
             12.4  Closing remarks and conclusions

Chapter 13   A society based on ecological principles
     
             13.1  Introduction
             13.2  Recycling and reuse: green tax
             13.3  Unsubsidized agriculture 
             13.4  A sustainable fishery policy is urgently needed
             13.5  Much more resources are needed for research and education
  etc

Chapter 14   Conclusions and summary
 
               14.1   Eco- exergy as a sustainability indicator
               14.2   The application of ecological principles to obtain a sustainable society
                14.3   The political conclusions 
; References : p. 195 - 201 . _ Index : p. 203 - 207
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