Biophysical Economics (12 books)

reading list of books related to biophysical and ecological economics (the linkages between the physical and the economic)

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1	Energy and the Wealth of Nations: Understanding the Biophysical Economy by Charles A.S. Hall 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Economic Growth Engine: How Energy and Work Drive Material Prosperity by Robert U. Ayres 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The New Economics: A Manifesto by Steve Keen 4.03 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Energy and Civilization: A History by Vaclav Smil 4.09 avg rating — 4,041 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Economic Superorganism: Beyond the Competing Narratives on Energy, Growth, and Policy by Carey W. King really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	From Bioeconomics to Degrowth: Georgescu-Roegen's New Economics in Eight Essays by Mauro Bonaiuti 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Entropy Law and the Economic Process by Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen 4.23 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Environment, Power, and Society for the Twenty-First Century: The Hierarchy of Energy by Howard T. Odum 4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Rethinking Economic Growth Theory From a Biophysical Perspective by Blair Fix 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Metabolic Pattern of Societies: Where Economists Fall Short (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics Book 15) by Mario Giampietro 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Physical Foundation of Economics: An Analytical Thermodynamic Theory by Jing Chen 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Entropy Economics: The Living Basis of Value and Production by James K. Galbraith really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

12 books · 3 voters · list created August 21st, 2021 by Martin (votes) .

Tags: biophysical, ecological, ecology, economics, energy

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message 1: by The Conspiracy is Capitalism (new)

Oct 09, 2021 02:16PM

Excellent topic/list, Martin!

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message 2: by Martin (new)

Oct 11, 2021 11:33AM

Thanks, Please add to it if you have anything!

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message 3: by The Conspiracy is Capitalism (last edited Oct 11, 2021 12:23PM) (new)

Oct 11, 2021 12:22PM

Martin wrote: "Thanks, Please add to it if you have anything!"

Cheers, I've just started exploring this, coming from political economy and being inspired by Steve Keen's recent direction (although he's been bogged down by debunking Neoclassical butchering of climate change)...

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message 4: by Martin (new)

Oct 21, 2021 08:24PM

Nice, I see. I've seen some interviews of Keen and read some articles but have yet to actually dive into his books! I'm fairly certain I get the gist of what he says via other reading though - and am mostly in agreement with it. One interview I watched was specifically about his critique of the mainstream view of climate change & economic effects, which was also quite reasonable.

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