The greening of industrial ecosystems / Braden R. Allenby and Deanna J. Richards, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allenby, Braden R.

Richards, Deanna J.

National Academy of Engineering.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sciences.

Factory and trade waste.

Environmental policy.

Conservation of natural resources.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 pages : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the 1970s, the first wave of environmental regulation targeted specific sources of pollutants. In the 1990s, concern is focused not on the ends of pipes or the tops of smokestacks but on sweeping regional and global issues. This landmark volume explores the new industrial ecology, an emerging framework for making environmental factors an integral part of economic and business decision making. Experts on this new frontier explore concepts and applications, including Bringing international law up to par with many national laws to encourage industrial ecology principles. Integrating environmental costs into accounting systems. Understanding design for environment, industrial "metabolism," and sustainable development and how these concepts will affect the behavior of industrial and service firms. The volume looks at negative and positive aspects of technology and addresses treatment of waste as a raw material. This volume will be important to domestic and international policymakers, leaders in business and industry, environmental specialists, and engineers and designers.

Contents:

THE GREENING OF INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

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Preface

Contents

THE GREENING OF INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems: Overview and Perspective

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY-A SYSTEMS APPROACH

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY AND ITS CONTEXT

Understanding Industrial Ecology

The Context of Industrial Ecology

EMERGING COMPANY PRACTICES

Taking a Life Cycle Approach

Getting at the "Total Environmental Costs" in a Firm

Shifting to Selling the Function of the Product

EDUCATION NEEDS AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

SUMMARY

NOTES

REFERENCES

Understanding Industrial Ecology and Its Context

Industrial Metabolism: Theory and Policy

THE MATERIALS CYCLE

MEASURES OF INDUSTRIAL METABOLISM

POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL METABOLISM PERSPECTIVE

REFERENCE

Energy and Industrial Ecology

DISSIPATIVE MATERIALS FLOWS FROM FOSSIL FUEL USE

BENEFITS OF ENERGY ABUNDANCE

TRENDS IN ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY

OPPOSITION TO ENERGY ABUNDANCE

FUTURE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND UTILIZATION TRENDS

FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES, RESOURCES, AND CONSUMPTION

FOSSIL FUELS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE ENERGY SECTOR

CONCLUSIONS

Input-Output Analysis and Industrial Ecology

THE QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED

CASE STUDIES

APPENDIX

Wastes as Raw Materials

OVERVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL AND POSTCONSUMER WASTE GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT

FLOWS OF SELECTED METALS IN INDUSTRIAL WASTES

DILUTION DETERMINES RECYCLABILITY

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Economics and Sustainable Development

KEY CONCEPTUAL ISSUES

THE SAFE MINIMUM STANDARD

From Voluntary to Regulatory Pollution Prevention

POLLUTION PREVENTION: A CRITICAL REAPPRAISAL

POLLUTION PREVENTION AS A NEW REGULATORY TECHNIQUE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES.

International Environmental Law and Industrial Ecology

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

MOVING BEYOND "COMMAND-AND-CONTROL" IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Preference for Market Structure and Market-Based Approaches

Negotiation and Other Confidence-Building Efforts

Internalizing Environmental Costs

Precautionary Principle

Pollution Prevention

Recycling and Reuse Requirements

Incentives

Technology Transfer

Ecosystem Approach

Eco-Labeling

Environmental Assessments

IMPEDIMENTS TO SYSTEMS APPROACHES IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

International inertia

The Lack of an International Enforcement Mechanism

Finite Economic Resources

Industrial Ecology: The Role of Government

BARRIERS TO CHANGE

ENCOURAGING INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY CHANGES

THE IMPORTANCE OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH

A FOCUS ON FUNCTION

THE CHALLENGE OF GOVERNANCE

THE NEED FOR INFORMATION

EMERGING INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE

Integrating Environment and Technology: Design for Environment

DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT

IMPLEMENTING DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT

DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT: TESTING THE SYSTEM

Preventing Pollution and Seeking Environmentally Preferable Alternativesin the U.S. Air Force

DOD PROGRAM POLICY AND OBJECTIVES

LAUNCHING A NEW AIR FORCE POLICY

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AIR FORCE POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM

POLLUTION PREVENTION MEANS CULTURAL CHANGE

Education and Training

Financial Incentives

Performance Incentives

Changing External Behavior

The Instrument of Change-The Government Contract

Buying Commercial Products

ACQUIRING "GREEN" WEAPONS SYSTEMS: MILSPECS AND MILSTDS

CHANGING MILSPECS AND MILSTDS

THE NEED FOR TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE

SUMMARY.

Designing the Modern Automobile for Recycling

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

REGULATORY ASPECTS

Greening the Telephone: A Case Study

DEFINING "GREEN

ORGANIZING THE GREEN TEAM

GREEN BASELINE

Design

Manufacture

Use

End-of-Life

THE NEXT STEPS

The Utilization-Focused Service Economy: Resource Efficiency and Product-Life Extension

CHANGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD

RECYCLING

MORE CHANGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD

TO SUMMARIZE

Zero-Loss Environmental Accounting Systems

THE INCENTIVE CLIMATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING

Internal Accounting

Financial Accounting and Reporting

Regulatory Oversight Agencies

Managers

ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Traditional Cost Accounting Systems

An Environmentally "Enlightened" Cost Accounting System

Implications of Industrial Ecology for Firms

MAKING THE CONCEPT OPERATIONAL

FUTURE CHALLENGES

Design for Environment: An R&amp

D Manager's Perspective

THREE EXPERIENCES

The Cost Reduction Experience

The CFC Elimination Experience

The Solder Dross Experience

CONCLUSIONS FROM THE THREE EXPERIENCES

Education And Research Needs

The Two Faces of Technology: Changing Perspectives in Design for Environment

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES: FRANKLIN AND THOREAU

RETHINKING DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT

TRENDS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Industrial Ecology and Design for Environment: The Role of Universities

A PUTATIVE INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY FRAMEWORK

SELECTED RESEARCH EXAMPLES

CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE TOWER

EDUCATION

INTERVENING IN THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE

Biographical Data

Index.

Notes:

"National Academy of Engineering."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610211371

9781280211379

1280211377

9780309585804

0309585805

9780585158778

0585158770

OCLC:

697658117