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Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

by Roland Clift, Angela Druckman

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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Book Description

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.

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Book Details

Title
Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology
Publisher
Springer
Published
2016
Pages
373
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9783319205700
ISBN10
3319205706
ISBN13 Digital
9783319205717
ISBN10 Digital
3319205714
PDF Size
9.6 MB
License
CC BY-NC

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