Changing Stocks, Flows and Behaviors in Industrial EcosystemsMatthias Ruth, Brynhildur Davidsdottir This book marks an important contribution by Matthias Ruth and Brynhildur Davidsdottir to the developing literature that seeks to integrate our understanding of physical and environmental systems, the built human environment, economics, and complexity. It |
Contents
an introduction | 3 |
nature as a model the core feature of industrial ecology | 7 |
PART II Stocks and Flows Dynamics | 31 |
an introduction | 33 |
a case study of inuse cement stocks in the United States | 40 |
5 The economic dynamics of stocks and flows | 54 |
PART III Agentbased Analysis of Dynamic Industrial Ecosystems | 75 |
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