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=== Jevons Paradox === | === Jevons Paradox === | ||
* | * also called "Jevon's effect" | ||
* see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox Jevons paradox] | * law that states that increases in efficiencies lead to more and not less use of a resource | ||
** also: greater efficiencies lowers cost, which increases demand | |||
* from William Stanley Jevons who in 1865 noticed that more efficiencies in coal-power generation led to more use of coal | |||
** see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox Jevons paradox] | |||
* interesting historical tool | |||
** controversial in the 2000s regarding energy use | ** controversial in the 2000s regarding energy use | ||
*** see New Yorker article on subject Dec/ 2010 >> to confirm | *** see New Yorker article on subject Dec/ 2010 >> to confirm | ||
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* Pareto Principle | * Pareto Principle | ||
* * 80/20 rule | * * 80/20 rule | ||
== Logic == | == Logic == | ||