Sustainable Development Indicators - An Exergy-Based Approach

Analyzing the Danish island of Samsø, this book explains sustainability through a biogeophysical lens of how to best use Earth's limited resources to achieve true sustainability. The methods used derive from the thermodynamic functions of exergy. The exergy-based approach is an important tool for monitoring the indicators of sustainability.

List of contents

1. Introduction to Sustainability and Work Energy Analysis 2. Work Energy and Sustainability 3. Methodological Considerations 4. Analysis of the Energy Sector 5. Work Energy Analysis of the Public Sector 6. Work Energy and Private Sector 7. Work Energy Analysis of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector 8. Work Energies of the Industry, Trade and Commerce Sector 9. Work Energy Analysis of Nature 10. Solid Waste—Estimating Amounts and Potentials 11. Work Energy Budgets—Overview and Discussion 12. Conclusions and Perspectives

About the author

Søren Nors Nielsen obtained the PhD in Structurally Dynamic Modelling in 1992, in the University of Copenhagen, and the "Agregação" in 2009, in the University of Coimbra. He is a world expert on the application of thermodynamic methods for the analysis and assessment of biological systems functioning, mainly in aquatic environments, and of ecological modeling in environmental management. He authored or co-authored a large number of papers in peer review journals, book chapters and books.

Summary

Analyzing the Danish island of Samsø, this book explains sustainability through a biogeophysical lens of how to best use Earth’s limited resources to achieve true sustainability. The methods used derive from the thermodynamic functions of exergy. The exergy-based approach is an important tool for monitoring the indicators of sustainability.

Product details

• Authors: Søren Nors Nielsen, Sren Nors (Aalborg University Nielsen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2020
• EAN: 9780367257354
• ISBN: 978-0-367-25735-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Applied Ecology and Environmental Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Sustainability, Denmark, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering thermodynamics, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Water industries, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering