Economic Models of Material-Product Chains for Environmental Policy Analysis

1. Front Matter

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2. Concepts

   1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-6

   2. Physical Flows in Natural and Economic Systems

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      Pages 7-14

   3. Strategies and Policies for M-P Chains

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      Pages 15-41

3. Theoretical Models

   1. A Survey of Physical Flow Models

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      Pages 43-57

   2. A Survey of Material Flows in Economic Models

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      Pages 59-88

4. Applied Models

   1. A Static Optimization Model for Rain Gutters

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      Pages 89-109

   2. A Static General Equilibrium Analysis of an M-P Chain

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      Pages 111-128

   3. A Dynamic Analysis of Rain Gutters

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      Pages 129-150

   4. A Dynamic Analysis and Evaluation of Window Frames

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      Pages 151-170

   5. Material Flows in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

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      Pages 171-187

5. Conclusions

   1. Summary, Conclusions and Prospect

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      Pages 189-201

6. Back Matter

   Pages 203-221

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A theoretical and empirical contribution to the quest for sustainability and environmental quality. The book examines the physical and economic aspects of flows of materials and products, as well as the policies and strategies designed to reduce the related resource depletion and environmental pollution. The `material-product chain' concept forms a general framework, defined as a system of linked flows of materials and products that support the provision of a certain service. Various economic models of material-product chains are studied, both theoretical and applied, such as static optimisation, dynamic simulation and general equilibrium models. Applications to metals, rain gutters and window frames are described.
Audience: Readers in universities, research organizations and policy institutes interested in the environment, economics and government policy.

• environment
• environmental policy
• Environmental Pollution
• organization
• pollution
• research
• sustainability

• Department of Spatial Economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  Patricia P. A. A. H. Kandelaars

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