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- Extends and explains the fundamentals of emergy analysis from concept to the application of a limited system (China's Macao special administrative region)
- Provides deep and valuable insights for the management of a complex socioeconomic and environmental systems
- Illustrates how emergy analysis can be used to compare different systems at different scales ranging from urban area to national wide
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering (SPRINGERENVIRON)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book builds on the analyses of Eugene and Howard Odum and introduces the concept of systems ecology. Ecological emergy accounting represents a breakthrough because it allows researchers to integrate man-made capital and natural capital so that human and natural concerns can be addressed using a consistent system of units. This book develops an emergy accounting model that is suitable for describing urban systems, thereby providing a comprehensive picture of those systems. To make the theory concrete, the authors use China’s Macao Special Administrative Region as a case study, and compare the results for Macao with those of other urban ecosystems around the world in the fields of ecological economy, tourism, waste treatment, gambling industry, land reclamation and resource consumption etc.
Dr. Kampeng Lei is an advisory senior technician at the Environmental Protection Bureau, Government of Macao, China; Shaoqi Zhou is a professor at the College of Environment and Energy, the South China University of Technology, and the Guizhou Academy of Sciences, China; Zhishi Wang is a professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, the University of Macau, China.
Authors and Affiliations
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Macau Science and Technology Association, Macao, People's Republic of China
Kampeng Lei
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College of Environmental Science and Energy,, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Shaoqi Zhou
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Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of Macau, Macao, People's Republic of China
Zhishi Wang
About the authors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecological Emergy Accounting for a Limited System: General Principles and a Case Study of Macao
Authors: Kampeng Lei, Shaoqi Zhou, Zhishi Wang
Series Title: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45170-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Science Press, Beijing and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-45169-0Published: 04 February 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51090-2Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-45170-6Published: 23 January 2014
Series ISSN: 2194-3214
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3222
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 196
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Jointly published with Science Press Ltd., Beijing, China
Topics: Environmental Management, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy Policy, Economics and Management