Resource acquisition, distribution and end-use efficiencies and the growth of industrial society
A key feature of the growth of industrial society is the acquisition of increasing quantities of resources from the environment and their distribution for end-use. With respect to energy, the growth of industrial society appears to have been near-exponential for the last 160 years. We provide eviden...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Earth System Dynamics |
| Online Access: | http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/6/689/2015/esd-6-689-2015.pdf |