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Entropy, Water and Resources

An Essay in Natural Sciences-Consistent Economics

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  • © 2010

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  1. Horst Niemes

    1. GmbH - UFZ, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Leipzig, Germany

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  2. Mario Schirmer

    1. Abt. Wasserressourcen und Trinkwasser,, Urbane und Alpine Hydrogeologie, EAWAG, Dübendorf, Switzerland

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Water Use Model

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Introduction

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 1-3

    3. Conceptual Foundations: Thermodynamics and Capital Theory

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 7-21

    4. General Design of Dynamic Models for Water Uses

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 23-38

    5. Specifications for Constructing the Water Use Model

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 39-59

    6. Constraints of the Water Use Model

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 61-74

    7. Optimality Conditions of the Water Use Model

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 75-102

  3. The Water Infrastructure Model

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Case Studies Guiding the Integration of Water Infrastructure

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 105-129

    3. Specifications for Constructing the Water Infrastructure Model

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 131-149

    4. Constraints of the Water Infrastructure Model

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 151-170

    5. Optimality Conditions of the Water Infrastructure Model

      • Horst Niemes, Mario Schirmer
      Pages 171-211

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 213-219
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This book lies at the intersection of natural sciences, economics, and water en- neering and is in line with the long tradition of environmental economics at the University of Heidelberg. In the 1970s, the Neo-Austrian Capital Theory was developed using the fundamental laws of thermodynamics as a common language between the natural and social sciences. Niemes (1981) integrated the dynamic and irreversibility characteristics of the natural environment into the Neo-Austrian c- ital theory. Faber et al. (1983, 1987, 1995) then extended this interdisciplinary approach further to create a comprehensive, dynamic, environmental resource model. Over the last 3 decades, the theoretical foundations of environmental economics have been modi ed and there have been an impressive variety of applications. This book aims to reduce the gaps between economic theory, natural sciences, and engineering practice. One of the reasons these gaps exist is because economic assumptions are used to construct dynamic environmental and resource models, which are not consistent with the fundamental laws of the natural sciences. Another reason for the gap might be the distance between academic theory and real world situations. Based on an extended thermodynamic approach, the authors explain which economic assumptions are acceptable for constructing a dynamic model that is consistent with the natural sciences. In particular, the special role of water in the production and reproduction activities will be considered as an integral component.

Authors and Affiliations

  • GmbH - UFZ, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Leipzig, Germany

    Horst Niemes

  • Abt. Wasserressourcen und Trinkwasser,, Urbane und Alpine Hydrogeologie, EAWAG, Dübendorf, Switzerland

    Mario Schirmer

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