Background
Dovring, Folke was born on December 6, 1916 in Rystad, Sweden. Came to the United States, 1960, naturalized, 1968.
( As domestic and worldwide petroleum reserves dwindle, A...)
As domestic and worldwide petroleum reserves dwindle, America's energy situation continues to worsen. Farming for Fuel offers a major investigation into producing methanol from biomass to replace reliance on petroleum fuels. Dovring's treatment of the topic is thorough and well-reasoned. He suggests that current problems facing the U.S.--vulnerable oil imports, farm surplus production, soil erosion, and air polution--could be eradicated by methanol production on a large scale. The proposed solution, if adopted, would also bring about profound changes in the national economy, including more decentralized industrial location. Dovring's conclusions are revolutionary, challenging general agreement on methanol use, future energy supplies, and energy policy. His innovative work will supply policy-makers and academics with a unified perspective on energy problems and an up-to-date summary of recent data.
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( Dovring explores the limits of science as causes of ign...)
Dovring explores the limits of science as causes of ignorance. Some topics examined in these essays are problems with our ways of knowing and the impact of emotion on objectivity. He argues that reality consists of designs—of things and processes. While most designs we might think of cannot exist, those that can exist add up to a tool box of creation which contains the detailed laws of nature, many of them synergisms. Reality must conform to this web of necessities, hence the danger of unchecked virtual reality. These lines of thought are then applied to evolution as creation and history. In a final essay, Dovring explores topics upon which science should concentrate. This book will be of interest to scientists as well as the lay public interested in the theory of science and questions of truth and faith.
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( Productivity and Value takes a critical look at the gen...)
Productivity and Value takes a critical look at the generic concepts of productivity as they are used in most of the conventional literature. In this compelling book, the author challenges the concept of total-factor productivity as a valid indicator of successes or failures in economic policy and in the economy generally. Unique to this book is the consistent distinction made between economic and physical expressions. The author examines the difficulties when physical and economic measures are mixed. Instead, he proposes that productivity, as a measure of progress in production, should be limited to single-factor of key commodities, such as land, labor, energy, and capital. Such a measure, he claims, will be more realistic and will also come closer to being understood by the public.
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consultant land economics educator
Dovring, Folke was born on December 6, 1916 in Rystad, Sweden. Came to the United States, 1960, naturalized, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, Lund (Sweden) University, 1947.
Associate professor, Lund U., 1947-1953; statistician, economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), United Nations, Rome, 1953-1960; professor land economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1987; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1987-1998. Consultant United Nations Economics Common for Europe, Geneva, 1953, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1963-1964,World Bank, Agency for International Development, USDA, Department Energy, Washington, 1967-1979. Speaker YaleLaw School, 1993-1994.
( Productivity and Value takes a critical look at the gen...)
( As domestic and worldwide petroleum reserves dwindle, A...)
( Dovring explores the limits of science as causes of ign...)
Member publicity campaign on fuel farming Voice of America, Washington and other nationwide mass media, 1990-1991. Member Cosmos Club (Washington).
Parents Karl Gustav and Naemi (Arnman) Ossiannilsson. Married Karin Dovring, May 30, 1943.