Exergy as a tool for ecosystem health assessment

EA Silow, AV Mokry - Entropy, 2010 - mdpi.com
Exergy is demonstrated to be a useful measurable parameter reflecting the state of the
ecosystem, and allowing estimation of the severity of its anthropogenous damage. Exergy is …

The tenuous use of exergy as a measure of resource value or waste impact

K Gaudreau, RA Fraser, S Murphy - Sustainability, 2009 - mdpi.com
Exergy is a thermodynamic concept that has been widely promoted for assessing and
improving sustainability, notably in the characterization of resources and wastes. Despite …

The characteristics of the exergy reference environment and its implications for sustainability-based decision-making

K Gaudreau, RA Fraser, S Murphy - Energies, 2012 - mdpi.com
In the energy realm there is a pressing need to make decisions in a complex world
characterized by biophysical limits. Exergy has been promoted as a preferred means of …

Extended exergy-based urban ecosystem network analysis: a case study of Beijing, China

G Liu, Z Yang, B Chen - Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2010 - Elsevier
Sustainable development of urban areas has been a hot topic of ecosystem management
research for years. Based on the account of the extended exergy utilization in the society of …

Extended exergy analysis of urban socioeconomic system: a case study of Beijing, 1996-2006

G Liu, Z Yang, B Chen, M Su, Y Zhang… - … Journal of Exergy, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
In this study, a temporal analysis based on extended exergy is conducted for the urban
system. The exchange and utilisation of resources, products and labour forces among seven …

Exergy as an indicator: Observations of an aquatic ecosystem model

S Mandal, S Ray, SE Jørgensen - Ecological Informatics, 2012 - Elsevier
Exergy is considered as a goal function or ecological orientor. Normally at the edge of
oscillation exergy reaches to its maximum value when the ecosystem had no adaptation on …

MODELING HIGHER EDUCATION ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THROUGH A THERMOECONOMICS LENS: A REVIEW OF THE STATE OF THE ART

C Penick - … of the International Annual Conference of the …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
The economics of higher education has come under increased scrutiny over the last number
of years. The search for new or improved approaches to the economics of higher education …

Resource Accounting and Waste Impact: Limitations of Exergy as a Sustainability Tool

K Gaudreau, RA Fraser… - Energy …, 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Exergy is a thermodynamic concept that has been widely promoted for assessing and
improving sustainability, notably in the characterization of resources and wastes. Despite …

Foresight into climate-compatible futures for cities and regions

G Ahamer - … Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, 2018 - inderscienceonline.com
This article describes methods of climate-related action for sub-governmental bodies such
as cities and regions. Durable ways of engagement within the Conference of the Parties …