Environmental Accounting: Emergy and Environmental Decision Making

by Howard T. Odum

Book Overview

In this important new work, Howard T. Odum, widely acknowledged asthe father of systems ecology, lucidly explains his concept ofemergy, a measure of real wealth that provides a rational, science-based method of evaluating commodities, services, andenvironmental goods. Using specific real-world examples, Dr. Odumclearly demonstrates the revolutionary role of emergy inenvironmental management and policy making.

Environmental Accounting: Emergy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471114421
• ISBN13: 9780471114420
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"