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Managing a Material World

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Editors:
  1. Pier Vellinga

    1. Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. Frans Berkhout

    1. Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

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  3. Joyeeta Gupta

    1. Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Environment & Policy (ENPO, volume 13)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N3-xi
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  2. Rationale for a physical account of economic activities

    • Robert U. Ayres
    Pages 1-20

  3. Substance flows through environment and society

    • Michael Chadwick
    Pages 21-29

  4. Towards the End of Waste

    • Robert A. Frosch
    Pages 31-44

  5. Dematerialisation

    • Ernst Ulrich Von Weizsäcker
    Pages 45-54

  6. Analytical Tools for Chain Management

    • Helias Udo De Haes, Gjalt Huppes, Geert De Snoo
    Pages 55-84

  7. Material flow accounts: definitions and data

    • Iddo Wernick
    Pages 85-95

  8. Environmental research and modelling

    • Harmen Verbruggen
    Pages 97-110

  9. Software for material flow analysis

    • Jos Boelens, Xander Olsthoorn
    Pages 111-126

  10. Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Economic Evaluation

    • Jane Powell, Amelia Craighill, David Pearce
    Pages 127-146

  11. Dematerialisation and rematerialisation

    • Sander De Bruyn
    Pages 147-164

  12. Aggregate resource efficiency

    • Frans Berkhout
    Pages 165-189

  13. The industrial ecology of lead and electric vehicles

    • Robert H. Socolow, Valerie M. Thomas
    Pages 191-215

  14. Dissipative emissions

    • Rob Van Der Veeren
    Pages 217-228

  15. Recycling of materials

    • Pieter Van Beukering, Randall Curlee
    Pages 229-238

  16. Philips Sound and Vision

    • Jacqueline Cramer
    Pages 239-249

  17. Unilever

    • Chris Dutilh
    Pages 251-258

  18. AT&T

    • Braden R. Allenby
    Pages 259-266

  19. Dow Europe

    • Claude Fussler
    Pages 267-274

  20. The control of waste materials in Germany

    • Ulf D. Jaeckel
    Pages 275-283
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About this book

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 producers, consumers and governments to adjust their policies and practices. It covers theories and concepts, practical approaches and visions of industry and government. The book has been written by a team of authors that includes the most forward thinking researchers and managers on the issue. It is a handbook for all those involved in decisions about product design and eco-efficiency, about environment and resource use policies. Moreover it can serve as a handbook for all those who are studying with the aim to become involved in such issues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Pier Vellinga, Joyeeta Gupta

  • Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

    Frans Berkhout

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Managing a Material World

  • Editors: Pier Vellinga, Frans Berkhout, Joyeeta Gupta

  • Series Title: Environment & Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5125-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5153-5Published: 30 June 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5206-8Published: 30 June 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5125-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1383-5130

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0110

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 349

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Environmental Economics

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