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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Howard OdumPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.950kg ISBN: 9780231128865ISBN 10: 023112886 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 08 June 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of Contents1. This World System 2. Systems Networks and Metabolism 3. Energy Laws and Maximum Power 4. Energy Hierarchy and Natural Value 5. Energy and Planet Earth 6. Energy and Ecosystems 7. Empower Basis for Society 8. Structure Information and Evolution 9. Energy and Economics 10. Energetic Organization of Society 11. Energetic Basis for Religion 12. Partnership with Nature 13. Climax and Descent 14. Formulas for Energy Systems ModulesReviewsGet a rare, fresh, enlightening glimpse of the Big Picture of our environmental and energy problems... Highly recommended. Choice 12/1/07 Get a rare, fresh, enlightening glimpse of the Big Picture of our environmental and energy problems Highly recommended. -- Choice Author InformationHoward T. Odum was Graduate Research Professor at the University of Florida's Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences from 1970 until his death in 2002. He won the Crafoord Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Prix de l'Institut de la Vie awarded by the French government. He is the author of numerous books and papers, including Ecological and General Systems: An Introduction to Systems Ecology, Environmental Accounting: Emergy and Decision Making, and, with Elisabeth C. Odum, Modeling for all Scales: An Introduction to System Simulation and The Prosperous Way Down: Principles and Policies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |