Wood in our future : proceedings of a symposium, environmental implications of wood as a raw material for industrial use / Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wood products--Congresses.

Wood products.

Product life cycle--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Product life cycle.

Paper products--Congresses.

Paper products.

Life cycle costing--Congresses.

Life cycle costing.

Forest products industry--Congresses.

Forest products industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: Role of life-cycle analysis

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States produces 25% of the world's wood output, and wood supports a major segment of the U.S. industrial base. Trees provide fiber, resins, oils, pulp, food, paper, pharmaceuticals, fuel, many products used in home construction, and numerous other products. The use of wood as a raw material must consider production efficiencies and natural resource conservation as well as efficient, profitable use of solid wood, its residues, and by-products. To better assess the use of wood as a raw material, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service asked the National Research Council's Board on Agriculture to bring together experts to review the analytical techniques used to follow the life-cycle of wood production-from tree to product-and assess the environmental impacts. This resulting book provides a base of current knowledge, identifying what data are lacking, where future efforts should be focused, and what is known about the methodologies used to assess environmental impacts. The book also focuses on national and international efforts to develop integrated environmental, economic, and energy accounting methologies.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Overview""; ""CHAPTER 1 Life-Cycle Thinking for Wood and Paper Products""; ""CHAPTER 2 Committee on Renewable Resources for Industrial Materials: A Look Back and Consideration of the Future""; ""CHAPTER 3 Assessing Environmental Impacts of Wood Used as a Raw Material in North America""; ""CHAPTER 4 European Assessment Methodologies""; ""CHAPTER 5 International Organization for Standardization: Environmental Management Systems Standards""; ""CHAPTER 6 Industrial Marketplace Product Decision Making""

""CHAPTER 7 Life-Cycle Assessment for Paper Products""""CHAPTER 8 Consumer Acceptance of Environmental Labeling on Wood Products""; ""CHAPTER 9 Environmental Impact Assessment Applied to Decision Making""; ""CHAPTER 10 Policies Today and for the Future""; ""CHAPTER 11 Working Group Summary and Round Table Discussion""; ""APPENDIX 1 Annex 1: Life-Cycle Stressor Effects Assessment""; ""APPENDIX 2 Symposium Program""; ""RECENT PUBLICATIONS OF THE BOARD ON AGRICULTURE""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-17479-1

0-309-52093-2

0-585-15635-2

OCLC:

923258733