Proceedings of 4^th Biennial International Workshop ADVANCES IN ENERGY STUDIES Energy-Ecology issues in Latin America Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. June, 16-19, 2004

Editors: Enrique Ortega & Sergio Ulgiati

Printed at: Gráfica da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brazil, in December, 2005. Web page: www.unicamp.br/fea/ortega/energy Date of publication at Internet: July 14^th , 2006

INDEX

		pages
Preface. Sergio Ulgiati	VII
Introduction. Enrique Ortega	IX

Collaboration of invited speakers

A. Seeds for Tomorrow

01	A Prosperous Way Down Elisabeth C. Odum	1
02	Global Transition to Sustainable Development Daniel E. Campbell	11
03	Implementação das Propostas do Fórum Social Mundial Jorge Eduardo S. Durão	29
04	Environmental Services as a Basis for the Sustainable Use of Tropical Forests in Brazilian Amazonia Philip M. Fearnside	31
05	Ruralisation a Way to Alleviate Vulnerability Problems Folke Günther	37
06	O uso da água nas micro-bacias hidrográficas do semi-árido do Brasil José Artur Padilha, Mileine Furlanetti de Lima Zanghetin, Enrique Ortega	65

B. Energy, Sustainability, Population and Natural Resources

07	Energy and International Development: A Systems Approach to Economic Development Charles Hall; Jae-Young Ko	73
08	Transgenic Crops in Argentina and its Hidden Costs Walter Alberto Pengue	91
09	Energy and Sustainability José Tomaz Vieira Pereira	103
10	Meio Ambiente, Energia e Condições de Trabalho no Brasil. Estudo Retrospectivo 1991 - 2001 Sobre Algumas Iniciativas Sindicais A. Oswaldo Sevá Filho	111
11	Ecological Engineering: Interface Ecosystems and Adaptive Self-Organization Mark T. Brown	127

C. The interaction between Science and Society: working proposals

12	Thermodynamics of Quality and Society Corrado Giannantoni	139
13	Uneven Distribution of Benefits and Environmental Load. The Use of Environmental end Thermodynamic Indicators in Support of Fair and Sustainable Trade Silvia Bargigli; Catia Cialani; Marco Raugei; Sergio Ulgiati	159
14	Desenvolvimento e Inclusão Social Hélio Santos	175
15	Eco-Unidades: Centros de Inovação para o Eco-Desenvolvimento Guaraci M. Diniz Jr.	181

Final words

Overview of Meeting Vito Comar; Charles Hall; José Tomaz Vieira Pereira	189
Proposal for a Manifesto Enrique Ortega	191

Collaboration of participants

16	Post-industrial Society and the Environment a Proposal for the Application of Emergy Thompson Copperfield von Agner	197
17	Ecological and Socioeconomic Benefits of Restoring and - Impaired Streams: Emergy - Based Valuation Tingting Cai; Thomas Olsen; Daniel Campbell	207
18	Systems Models to Evaluate Eutrophication in Broa Reservoir, São Carlos, Brazil Elmer Ccopa Rivera; Enrique Ortega; Julio F. Queiroz; José M. Ferraz	217
19	Comparative Emergy Evaluation of Castorbean (Ricinus communis L.) Production Systems in Brazil and the U.S. Vito Comar; David Tilley; Erika Felix; Mirko Turdera; Matias Chagas Neto	227
20	Emergy Assessment of Integrated Production Systems of Grains, Pig and Fish in Small Farms in South Brazil Otávio Cavalett; Júlio Ferraz de Queiroz; Enrique Ortega	239
21	Evaluation of Family-Managed Small Farms Using Emergy Methodology Feni Dalano Roosevelt Agostinho; Enrique Ortega; Guaraci M. Diniz Jr.	257
22	Emergy Analysis and Bookkeeping Accounting of Conventional and Organic Coffee Production in Brazil Oscar Sarcinelli; Enrique Ortega	271
23	Expanded Emergy Analysis of Soybean Production in Brazil Enrique Ortega; Otávio Cavalett; Marcos Watanabe; Robert Bonifácio	285
24	Energetic Study About Conventional, Organic and Biodynamic Cropping Systems of Sweet Potato Raquel Fabbri Ramos; Maristela Simões do Carmo	301
25	Energy Balance Methodology and Modeling of Supplementary Forage Production Thiago Libório Romanelli; Marcos Milan	315
26	GERIPA a New Concept for Renewable Energy and Food Production with Environmental and Social Concerns Aldo Ometto; Pedro Ramos; Geraldo Lombardi	323
27	Community Soil-Aquaculture Family Sustainability Approach Paulo M. Serrano Neves	329
28	Using Emergy Analysis in a Support System for Participative Certification Process in Food Production Daniel de S. Kamiya; Enrique Ortega	343
29	Emergy Simulator, an Open Source Simulation Platform Dedicated to Systems Ecology and Emergy Studies Raphaël Valyi; Enrique Ortega	349
30	Graphical Tool for Emergy Analysis: Concepts and an Example of Application Cecília M. V. B. Almeida; Flávio A. Barrella; Biagio F. Giannetti	361
31	Using Input-Output Analysis to Develop ‘Triple Bottom Line Accounts’ for the Australian Economy Barney Foran; Manfred Lenzen; Christopher Dey	373
32	Emergy Life Cycle Assessment of Fuel Ethanol in Brazil Aldo Ometto; Woodrow Roma; Enrique Ortega	389
33	Emergy Evaluation of Bio-Oil Production Using Sugarcane Biomass Residues at Fast Pyrolysis Pilot Plant in Brazil Walfrido Alonso Pippo; José Dilcio Rocha; Juan Miguel Mesa Pérez; Edgardo Olivares Gomes; Luis Augusto Barbosa Cortez	401
34	Incipient Emergy Expresses the Self-Organization Generative Activity of Man-Made Eco-mimetic Systems Albertina Lourenci; João Antônio Zuffo	409
35	Solar and Wind Resources Database to Support Energy Policy and Investments in South America Fernando R. Martins; Enio B. Pereira; Sylvio L. M. Neto; Samuel L. Abreu; Sergio Colle; Hans G. Beyer	419
36	Emergy Accounting of the Benefits Provided by the Scrap/Steel Sheet Exchange Silvia Nobre; Cecília M.V.B. Almeida; Biagio F. Giannetti	429
37	Polynomial Fitting Emergy Evaluation of the Benefits Employed in a Tannery Wastewater Treatment Plant Luciano C. de Moraes; Cecília M. V. B. Almeida; Biagio F. Giannetti	437
38	Comparison of the Emergies in the Collection of Urban Solid Wastes in São Paulo, Siena and Modena: Recovering of Recyclable Materials and Production of Pre-Compost Cecília M.V.B. Almeida; Eli S. Araújo; Biagio F. Giannetti	449
39	Energy and Emergy Flows in Residences - A Study Case of Campinas City - SP - Brazil José Tomaz Vieira Pereira; Jane Tassinari Fantinelli	459
40	Economic and Social Dimensions of Household Energy Use: A Case Study of India B. Sudhakara Reddy	469

Organization

Organizing Committee

Scientific Advisory Board

Reviewers & Chairman

Collaborators

Participants and authors

Participants	479
Author’s Index	483

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