environomics

English

Etymology

From enviro- +‎ -nomics

Noun

environomics (uncountable)

1. The inclusion of environmental considerations into economic analysis.
   • 2009, Christos A. Frangopoulos, Exergy, Energy System Analysis and Optimization, page 175:

     In Analysis and Optimization of Energy Systems with Sustainability Considerations a discussion of the methodological approach underlying environomics is given as are results from its application to three different systems: i) the optimization of a gas turbine system with SO₂ abatement, ii) the optimization of a recuperative gas turbine cogeneration system, and iii) the optimization of a district heating network with centralized and decentralized heat pumps, cogeneration, and/or a gas furnace.

   • 2012, Anthony L. Williams, The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit, page 114:

     By maximizing the principles of environomics, the green industry professional can prove the value of their skills and programs even in difficult economic times.

   • 2017, João P. S. Catalão, Electric Power Systems, pages 10-25:

     . Dealing with environomics, in the minimization framework of 10.12 the performance indicator is built by adding to costs C (xsdh) and revenues R (xsdh) a further term E (xsdh) containing the pollution costs for system manufacture and removal, as well as for preparation and transport of the energy resources,

   • 2024 March 6, Philip Haigh, “The decline of coal... and of rail freight's staple traffic”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 55:

     Ultimately, it was environomics that did for coal — and with it rail haulage. The traffic for which railways were born 200 years ago is gone.

See also

• exergoeconomics
• thermoeconomics