Managing a Material World
As we reach the end of the 20th century, the question of how to meet human needs and preferences while safeguarding the global environment is a major concern facing humanity. This book reflects the state of the art of thinking on the necessary concepts, tools and instruments that are likely to help...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1998, 1998
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1998 |
| Series: | Environment & Policy
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Rationale for a physical account of economic activities
- 2. Substance flows through environment and society
- 3. Towards the end of waste
- 4. Dematerialisation
- 5. Analytical tools for chain management
- 6. Material flow accounts: definitions and data
- 7. Environmental research and modelling
- 8. Software for material flow analysis
- 9. Integrating life cycle assessment and economic evaluation
- 10. Dematerialisation and rematerialisation
- 11. Aggregate resource efficiency
- 12. The industrial ecology of lead and electric vehicles
- 13. Dissipative emissions
- 14. Recycling of materials
- 15. Philips Sound and Vision
- 16. Unilever
- 17. AT&T
- 18. Dow Europe
- 19. The control of waste materials in Germany
- 20. Dematerialisation and innovation policy
- 21. The substance flow approach
- 22. The EU eco-label
- 23. Towards industrial transformation