In this regard, entropy is used to point out and measure the decreasing availability of high quality resources (i.e., resources with low entropy and high free energy), the increase of pollution due to the release of waste, chemicals, and heat into the environment, the increase of social disorder due to degraded conditions of life in megacities all around the world, the “collapse” of the economy, and so on. Many focused on the gloomy picture of increasing disorder and thermal death, characteristic of equilibrium thermodynamics and isolated systems. At the same time, it appeared scaring and confusing to many. The entropy concept is fascinating and rich of significance. Carlo Bianciardi, Sergio Ulgiati, in Encyclopedia of Energy, 2004 6 Conclusion
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