Industrial metabolism : restructuring for sustainable development / edited by Robert U. Ayres and Udo E. Simonis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ayres, Robert U.

Simonis, Udo Ernst.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

xiv, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [1994]

Summary:

Papers from a 1989 workshop, held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, under the auspices of the United Nations University and the International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Study, look at industrial development in the face of global environmental change, using the analogy that convert raw materials and energy into finished products. Examines case histories from the US, Europe, and India. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-373).

ISBN:

9280808419

OCLC:

30448557