Talk:Biophysical economics

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[edit] Re: original reserach

Would the person who is concerned about original research please document their concerns. Sholto Maud 07:59, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Possible merge: Biophysical economics to Thermoeconomics?

It might be reasonable to merge biophysical economics into thermoeconomics in that “biophysical economics” may be a subset of general “thermoeconomics” based on the following notes:

(taken from the 25 May 2006 version of Biophysical economics):

Although work has been done which supports some of the basic hypotheses of biophysical economics, no overarching text book is yet to appear. Researchers in the field are therefore eagerly awaiting the publication of a new book by Charles A.S. Hall and economist Kent Klitgaard called Biophysical economics: a basic textbook in economics for the second half of the age of oil. It should be ready early 2007.

This contrasts with thermoeconomics which has numerous books published.

Second, according to the following article, they seem approximately to be the same subject:

• Cleveland, Cutler J. 1999. Biophysical Economics - from Physiocracy to Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology. In Bioeconomics and Sustainability: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Gerogescu-Roegen, J. Gowdy and K. Mayumi, Eds. (Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, England), pp. 125-154.

Please comment if you have an opinion. Thanks: --Sadi Carnot 14:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC)