Sustainable production : building Canadian capacity / edited by Glen Toner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Toner, Glen B.

Series:

Sustainability and the environment.

The sustainability and the environment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial productivity--Environmental aspects--Canada.

Industrial productivity.

Sustainable development--Canada.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The issues associated with sustainable production are among the most important facing the world in the early 21st century. While most of the scholarship in this area has been produced in the United States and Europe, not much has been written from a Canadian perspective. Sustainable Production establishes a Canadian presence in the sustainable production debate by analyzing the opportunities and constraints facing both the public and private sectors as Canada strives to move public policy and industrial practice forward. Sustainable production focuses on the systems by which industrial economies produce goods and services and the ways in which investment and production decisions are influenced by public policy. One goal of sustainable production is to dematerialize production � minimizing energy and material extraction and throughput per unit of economic output. In its broader sense, sustainable production should simultaneously improve environmental quality and social well-being. Sustainable production envisions an industrial system that would maximize resource efficiency, minimize environmental impacts, and replenish natural capital, while providing safe and satisfying employment opportunities. Sustainable Production will be of interest to scholars and students in business, public policy, and engineering, to policy makers, and to practitioners in firms and industry associations.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

New Century Ideas and Sustainable Production

Sustainable Production and Its Context

From Eco-efficiency to Eco-effectiveness: Private Sector Practices for Sustainable Production

Policy Instruments and Sustainable Production: Toward Foresight without Foreclosure

The Knowledge-Based Economy, Social Capital, and Product Design

Developing Sustainability in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Prospects and Potential

Sustainability, Social Capital, and the Canadian ICT Sector

Innovation, Architecture, and the Changing Role of Design Professionals: Assessing the Ford Model U

External and Internal Drivers of Sustainable Production

Collaborative Public Policy for Sustainable Production: A Broad Agenda and a Modest Proposal

Mobilizing Producers toward Environmental Sustainability: The Prospects for Market-Oriented Regulations

Sustainable Production and the Financial Markets: Opportunities to Pursue and Barriers to Overcome

Engaging Senior Management on Sustainability

Conclusion

Whither Sustainable Production? Sustainable Enterprise and the Role of Government

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-74134-9

9786612741340

0-7748-5541-X

OCLC:

923445144

Publisher Number:

9780774812511