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Study of natural resource allocation, depletion, and sustainability
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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines
Landmark work in which Jevons examined Britain's dependence on coal and argued that improvements in fuel efficiency would not reduce consumption bu...
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Jevons Paradox
The observation that technological improvements in the efficiency of resource use tend to increase, rather than decrease, the total consumption of ...
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