The Jevons paradox and the myth of resource efficiency improvements

John M. Polimeni. [et al.]

1. Introduction / John M. Polimeni, Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi -- 2. Historical overviews of the Jevons paradox in the literature / Blake Alcott -- 3. The Jevons paradox : the evolution of complex adaptive systems and the challenge for scientific analysis / Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi -- 4. Empirical evidence for the Jevons paradox / John M. Polimeni -- 5. Conclusion / John M. Polimeni, Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi.

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Year of publication:	2008
Other Persons:	Polimeni, John M. (contributor)
Publisher:	London : Earthscan,
Subject:	Energieeinsparung \| Energy conservation \| Energiekonsum \| Energy consumption \| Technischer Fortschritt \| Technological change \| Welt \| World \| Energiepolitik \| Energy policy \| Energiereserven \| Energy resources

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Extent:	1 online resource (xvi, 184 pages)
Series:	Earthscan research editions
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-1-84977-310-2 ; 978-1-136-55331-8 ; 978-1-136-55335-6 ; 978-1-136-55336-3 ; 978-1-84407-462-4 ; 978-1-138-86695-9
Other identifiers:	10.4324/9781849773102 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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