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Climate change and circular economics : human society as a closed thermodynamic system /

This book, authored by Ionut Purica, explores the integration of climate change concepts with circular economy principles, examining human society as a closed thermodynamic system. It addresses the interaction between society and nature, the necessity for a circular economy, and resource management...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Purica, Ionut (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2024]
Series:Emerging technologies and materials in thermal engineering
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Circular economy.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique.
Économie circulaire.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Climate Change and Circular Economics
  • Climate Change and Circular Economics: Emerging Technologies and Materials in Thermal EngineeringHuman Society as a Closed Th ...
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • About the author
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments and credits
  • One
  • Human society and nature interaction
  • 1.1 Society as a dissipative open system
  • 1.2 Closing processes in self-organizing cycles
  • 1.3 Evolution of human society toward a closed system
  • 1.4 Model evolution 3
  • 1.5 Specific results
  • 1.5.1 Use of capital
  • 1.6 Is an inclusive society possible?
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Two
  • Irreversible thermodynamics view of the need for a circular economy
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Irreversible thermodynamics approach
  • 2.3 Circular economy
  • 2.4 Estimating temperature increases and crises
  • 2.5 Turning waste into assets-resource management policy and new technologies
  • Appendix 2.1
  • References
  • Three
  • Resource materials and recycling technologies
  • 3.1 The main elements of the raw materials initiative
  • 3.2 Improving recycling rates
  • 3.3 Japan and rare earths in permanent magnets
  • 3.4 Managing resources
  • 3.4.1 Charting America's import reliance on key minerals
  • 3.4.2 US import reliance by mineral
  • 3.5 China's gallium and germanium restrictions
  • 3.6 Rebirth of nuclear and the needed resources
  • 3.7 Technological resources
  • 3.7.1 Waste heat recovery system characteristics
  • 3.7.1.1 Issues with implementing action
  • 3.7.1.2 Climate change impact
  • 3.7.1.3 Conditions for emissions mitigation
  • 3.7.1.4 Resources
  • 3.7.2 End-use energy efficiency and demand side management actions
  • 3.7.3 Promoting residential demand-side management programs
  • 3.7.3.1 Characteristics
  • 3.7.3.2 Issues with implementing action
  • 3.7.3.3 Climate change impact
  • 3.7.3.4 Conditions for emissions mitigation
  • 3.7.3.5 Examples
  • 3.7.3.6 Resources
  • 3.7.4 Promoting commercial demand-side management programs
  • 3.7.4.1 Characteristics
  • 3.7.4.2 Issues with implementing action
  • 3.7.4.3 Climate change impact
  • 3.7.4.4 Conditions for emissions mitigation
  • 3.7.4.5 Resources
  • 3.7.5 Promoting industrial demand-side management programs
  • 3.7.5.1 Characteristics
  • 3.7.5.2 Issues with implementing action
  • 3.7.5.3 Climate change impact
  • 3.7.5.4 Conditions for emissions mitigation
  • 3.7.5.5 Resources
  • 3.7.6 Renewable energy actions
  • 3.7.7 Biomass
  • 3.7.7.1 Characteristics
  • 3.7.7.2 Issues with implementing action
  • 3.7.7.3 Climate change impact
  • 3.7.7.4 Conditions for emissions mitigation
  • 3.7.8 Geothermal
  • 3.7.8.1 Characteeristics
  • 3.7.8.2 Issues with implementing action
  • 3.7.8.3 Climate change impact
  • 3.7.9 Small-scale hydropower
  • 3.7.9.1 Characteristics
  • 3.7.9.2 Issues with implementing action
  • 3.7.9.3 Climate change impact
  • 3.7.9.3.1 Emission effect
  • Conditions for emissions mitigation