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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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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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State-of-the-Art and Discussions of Research Issues
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Front Matter
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Case Studies and Examples of the Application of Industrial Ecology Approaches
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
Keywords
- Circular economy
- Environmental systems analysis
- Industrial and urban systems
- Life cycle management
- Sustainable development
- Engineering Economics
Editors and Affiliations
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Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
Roland Clift, Angela Druckman
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology
Editors: Roland Clift, Angela Druckman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20571-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2016
License: CC BY-NC
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-20570-0Published: 18 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79310-8Published: 28 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-20571-7Published: 11 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 362
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainability, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization, Industrial Management, Environmental Management