Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology
Editors: Clift, Roland, Druckman, Angela (Eds.)
Free Preview- Includes state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice chapters, including case studies, by leading authorities
- Reviews how far industrial ecology has developed and the current issues and concerns
- Provides illustrations of what the industrial ecology paradigm has achieved in public policy, corporate strategy and industrial practice
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- About this book
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How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured and improved?
Such questions are at the heart of the emerging discipline of industrial ecology, covered in Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology. Leading authors, researchers and practitioners review how far industrial ecology has developed and current issues and concerns, with illustrations of what the industrial ecology paradigm has achieved in public policy, corporate strategy and industrial practice. It provides an introduction for students coming to industrial ecology and for professionals who wish to understand what industrial ecology can offer, a reference for researchers and practitioners and a source of case studies for teachers.
- Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Industrial Ecology’s First Decade
Pages 3-20
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Prospective Models of Society’s Future Metabolism: What Industrial Ecology Has to Contribute
Pages 21-43
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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment: What Is It and What Are Its Challenges?
Pages 45-68
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Industrial Ecology and Cities
Pages 69-86
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Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014
Pages 87-116
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology
- Editors
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- Roland Clift
- Angela Druckman
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-20571-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-20571-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-20570-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-79310-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXI, 362
- Number of Illustrations
- 9 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
- Topics