Exergy, Life and Sustainable Development

Göran Wall

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Published: Jan 2, 2013

Issue Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013)

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The Axiology of Sustainable Development: An Attempt at Typologization
Andrzej Papuziński

5-25
Exergy, Life and Sustainable Development
Göran Wall

27-41
Beyond The Dilemma Facing China’s Agricuture – Toward a Chinese Constructive Postmodern Agriculture
Wang Zhihe, Fan Meijun, John Ikerd

43-56
The Rights of Local Communities and Their Role in the Sustainable Exploitation of Biodiversity
Piotr Krajewski

57-64
Economic Crisis, Trust and Socio-Economic Aspects of Sustainable Development
Paweł Kossecki, Jacek Wachowicz

65-71
Sustainable Development’s Issues in the Light of Karol Wojtyła – John Paul II’s Political Philosophy and Theology
Stefan Ewertowski, Arkadiusz Modrzejewski

73-82
Walery Goetel and the Idea of Sozology
Leszek Gawor

83-89
Challenges for Sustainable Development: The Case of Shale Gas Exploitation in Poland
Jakub Siemek, Stanisław Nagy, Paweł Siemek

91-104
Renewable Energy and Socio-economic Development in the European Union
Jelena Duran, Mirjana Golušin, Olja Munitlak Ivanović, Larisa Jovanović, Andrea Andrejević

105-114
In Search of the Present Economy and Society Modernisation Concept (An Attempt to Explain the Main Problems)
Eugeniusz Kośmicki, Dariusz Pieńkowski

115-123
The Implementation of Sustainable Development vs. Environmental Attitudes in International Comparative Studies
Paweł Rydzewski

125-137
Challenges for the Adoption of the Sustainable Development Perspective in Polish Evaluation Studies
Paweł Bryła

139-148

Authors

Göran Wall

gw@exergy.se

Exergy.se, Öxbo gård, SE-443 92 Lerum, Sweden

Abstract

Humankind faces the most serious challenge ever – sustainable development. A new paradigm based on respect of nature and awareness of natural mechanisms is needed. The concept of exergy and exergy based methods offers a unique potential to support this. Applications to real problems and possible solutions are presented and applied to living systems and the process of sustainable development. In particular, implications on the educational systems are addressed.

Keywords:

exergy, sustainable development

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Wall, G. (2013). Exergy, Life and Sustainable Development. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 8(1), 27–41. Retrieved from https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/preko/article/view/4858

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