Beschreibung:
The efficient use of natural resources is key to a sustainable economy, yet the complexities of the physical aspects of resource efficiency are poorly understood. In this challenging book, the author proposes a major advance in our understanding by analysing resource efficiency and efficiency gains from the perspective of common pool resources.
1. A Preliminary Explanation of the Paracommons 2. Main Introduction and the Scope of the Book 3. On Resource Efficiency; Multiple Views 4. A Framework of Resource Efficiency Complexity 5. The Liminal Paracommons - Efficiency and Transition 6. Distinctions Between the Commons and Paracommons 7. Significances and Applications of the Paracommons 8. Conclusions