Ecological economics and industrial ecology : a case study of the Integrated Product Policy of the European Union / Jakub Kronenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kronenberg, Jakub.

Series:

Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; 7.

Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--European Union countries.

Sustainable development.

Industrial ecology.

European Union countries.

Environmental policy--European Union countries.

Environmental policy.

Industrial ecology--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

vii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routlege, 2007.

Summary:

Holistic in approach and rooted in the real world Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology presents a new way of looking at environmental policy; exploring the relationship between ecological economics and industrial ecology. Concentrating on the conceptual background of ecological economics and industrial ecology, this book: provides a selection of recommendations for a product-oriented environmental policy, based on the authors case study of the IPPcontributes to the development of a consistent body of knowledge regarding sustainable development. A topical and critical review, this book should be read by academics and policy makers alike, specifically those engaged with the concepts surrounding sustainable development and the rationale for more restrictive environmental policies.

Contents:

1.1 General setting 1

1.3 A note on the character and role of metaphors 8

2 The Integrated Product Policy (IPP) 11

2.2 Origins of product-oriented environmental policies in the EU 12

2.3 EU product-oriented environmental policies 15

2.4 EU Integrated Product Policy (IPP) 20

2.5 Product-oriented environmental policies outside the EU 35

2.6 Conflicting views on the IPP 41

2.7 In search of the conceptual background for the IPP 43

3 Ecological economics 48

3.2 What is ecological economics? 48

3.3 Primary considerations 57

3.4 Secondary considerations 70

3.5 Tertiary considerations 79

4 Industrial ecology 88

4.2 What is industrial ecology? 89

4.3 Theoretical foundations of industrial ecology 93

4.4 Applications of industrial ecology 109

4.5 Industrial ecology as part of ecological economics 117

5 Life-cycle assessment (LCA) and eco-design 128

5.2 Life-cycle assessment and eco-design: common foundations 129

5.3 Life-cycle assessment (LCA) 133

5.4 Eco-design 143

5.5 Further applications 155

6 Input-output analysis 163

6.2 Elementary description of input-output analysis 164

6.3 Input-output analysis in ecological economics and industrial ecology 174

6.4 Input-output analysis and life-cycle assessment (LCA) 186

7 Policy analysis illustrated with case studies 197

7.2 Policy implications 197

7.3 Case study 1: the passenger car 214

7.4 Case study 2: the Netherlands 229

8.2 Ecological economics and industrial ecology 244

8.3 The IPP, ecological economics and industrial ecology 245

8.4 Theoretical implications for the IPP 246

8.5 Areas for further research 252

8.6 Challenges to the successful implementation of the IPP 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [268]-286) and index.

ISBN:

0415423317

9780415423311

0203962400

9780203962404

OCLC:

73993232