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International Journal of Ecodynamics, Volume 2

International Journal of Ecodynamics, Volume 2


Print ISSN: 1743-5242


Electronic ISSN: 1743-5250

Issue 4 (08/12/2007)

Steps towards an evolutionary medicine

Author(s): M. Rigato, E. Tiezzi

Pages: 4 Page Range: 217 - 221 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N4-217-221

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Quo vadis thermodynamics and the city: a critical review of applications of thermodynamic methods to urban systems

Author(s): N. Filchakova, D. Robinson, J.-L. Scartezzini

Pages: 8 Page Range: 222 - 230 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N4-222-230

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The nature of spontaneity-driven processes

Author(s): L.-S. Wang

Pages: 13 Page Range: 231 - 244 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N4-231-244

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The conjunction of non-living and living in human systems: why do novelties emerge?

Author(s): R.M. Pulselli, F.M. Pulselli, N. Marchettini

Pages: 4 Page Range: 245 - 249 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N4-245-249

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An exploration of the mathematics behind the ecological footprint

Author(s): A. Galli, J. Kitzes, P. Wermer, M. Wackernagel, V. Niccolucci, E. Tiezzi

Pages: 7 Page Range: 250 - 257 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N4-250-257

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Four-dimensional design: from strategies to cases – generation of fractal grammar for reusing building elements

Author(s): W. Debacker, C. Henrotay, A. Paduart, S. Elsen, W.P. De Wilde, H. Hendrickx

Pages: 19 Page Range: 258 - 277 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N4-258-277

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Issue 3 (27/09/2007)

Ecosystems becoming

Author(s): R.E. Ulanowicz

Pages: 11 Page Range: 153 - 164 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N3-153-164

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The origins of irreversibility

Author(s): E. Tiezzi, N. Marchettini

Pages: 4 Page Range: 165 - 169 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N3-165-169

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A common framework for emergy and exergy based LCA in accordance with environ theory

Author(s): S.N. Nielsen, S. Bastianoni

Pages: 15 Page Range: 170 - 185 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N3-170-185

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Reversibility in science and in engineering

Author(s): L.-S. Wang

Pages: 6 Page Range: 186 - 192 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N3-186-192

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European objectives in the post-Kyoto period and expectations for Venice

Author(s): S. Bosco, N. Marchettini, R.M. Pulselli, E. Tiezzi

Pages: 8 Page Range: 193 - 201 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N3-193-201

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A Life Fresco: Enzo Ferroni (1921–2007)

Author(s): M. Costa, M. Fontani, N. Marchettini, E. Tiezzi

Pages: 3 Page Range: 202 - 205 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N3-202-205

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Issue 2 (20/06/2007)

The two velocities of technology and nature: a conversation with Adolfo Pèrez Esquivel

Author(s): A. Pérez Esquivel, R.M. Pulselli, F. Rossi

Pages: 4 Page Range: 83 - 87 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-83-87

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Ecological utility analysis: determination of interaction types between organisms in ecosystems

Author(s): B.C. Patten, S.J. Whipple

Pages: 8 Page Range: 88 - 96 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-88-96

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Analysis of vegetative biomass changes in steppes of Inner Mongolia, China, using multitemporal Landsat, climatic, and socioeconomic data

Author(s): Wuyunna, K. Okamoto, H. Kawashima

Pages: 10 Page Range: 97 - 107 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-97-107

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Long-term agrochemical dynamics: engineering, application and challenges of calcareous sapropel as a soil fertilizer

Author(s): C.A. Booth, E. Baksiene, M.A. Fullen, A. Ciunys

Pages: 8 Page Range: 108 - 116 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-108-116

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An integrated framework for solving wastewater problems at the regional level

Author(s): M.C. Cunha

Pages: 6 Page Range: 117 - 123 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-117-123

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Numerical simulations for the design of a multi-functional artificial reef for Leirosa coast, Portugal

Author(s): M. Ten Voorde, J.S. Antunes Do Carmo, M.G. Neves

Pages: 8 Page Range: 124 - 132 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-124-132

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Event sequence and sediment exhaustion in a rural catchment, northwest Spain

Author(s): M.L. Rodríguez-Blanco, M.M. Taboada-Castro, M.T. Taboada-Castro

Pages: 7 Page Range: 133 - 140 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N2-133-140

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Issue 1 (09/03/2007)

An overview on ecological footprint and sustainable development: a chat with Mathis Wackernagel

Author(s): M. Wackernagel, A. Galli

Pages: 8 Page Range: 1 - 9 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N1-1-9

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Analysis of prevailing wind speed and direction for wind energy potential at windy site in Malaysia

Author(s): A. Shamshad, M.A. Bawadi, W.M.A. Wan Hussin, A.M. Taksiah

Pages: 13 Page Range: 10 - 23 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N1-10-23

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With arsenic on the etruscans' footprints

Author(s): A. Donati, F.M. Pulselli, G. Protano, L. Dallai, R. Francovich, E. Tiezzi

Pages: 2 Page Range: 24 - 26 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N1-24-26

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Monitoring of movement behaviors of chironomid larvae after exposure to diazinon using fractal dimension and self-organizing map

Author(s): C.W. Ji, S.H. Lee, K.-H. Choi, I.-S. Kwak, S.G. Lee, E.Y. Cha, S.-K. Lee, T.-S. Chon

Pages: 11 Page Range: 27 - 38 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N1-27-38

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Thermodynamics, information, and complexity in artificial and living systems

Author(s): U. Mastromatteo, P. Pasquinelli, A. Giorgetti

Pages: 8 Page Range: 39 - 47 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N1-39-47

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Urban growth, environmental degradation and geotechnologies: a case study in Brazil

Author(s): S.M.F. Costa

Pages: 8 Page Range: 48 - 56 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N1-48-56

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Scale-linking design for systemic health: sustainable communities and cities in context

Author(s): D.C. Wahl

Pages: 15 Page Range: 57 - 72 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/ECO-V2-N1-57-72

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International Journal of Ecodynamics

Print ISSN: 1743-5242


Electronic ISSN: 1743-5250

An international forum for interdisciplinary communication on ecological systems

International Journal of Ecodynamics relates ecosystems to evolutionary thermodynamics in order to arrive at sustainable development solutions. The objective of the journal is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary communication between scientists, engineers, economists, and other professionals working on ecological systems.