Energy Return on Investment

Part I. Energy and Investments

1. Investments
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2. The Development of the Laws of Thermodynamics
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3. About Energy
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4. Energy and the Physical World
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Part II. Energy and Biology

5. The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play
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6. Energy Return on Investment as Master Driver of Evolution
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7. Maximum Power and Biology
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Part III. Energy and Human Economies

8. Energy in Early Human Economies
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9. Fossil Fuels
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10. EROI and Industrial Economies
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11. Methods and Critiques for EROI Applied to Modern Fuels
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12. The History, Future, and Implications of EROI for Society
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Avainsanat: Energy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Thermodynamics, Economic Growth, Climate Change Management and Policy, Ecosystems