Resources for our future : key issues and best practices in resource efficiency / [edited by] Rob Weterings, Ton Bastein, Arnold Tukker, Michel Rademaker, Marjolein de Ridder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weterings, Rob, editor.

Bastein, Ton, editor.

Tukker, Arnold, editor.

Rademaker, Michel, editor.

Ridder, Marjolein de, editor.

Nederlandse Centrale Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek.

Hague Centre for Strategic Studies.

Series:

Amsterdam University Press - Strategy & Change - HCSS

The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) and TNO

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Compiling years of research into the geopolitical, economic, and ecological dimensions of material scarcity and resource efficiency, 'Resources for our Future' provides a concise analysis of international resource efficiency. Offering an inspiring account of industrial best practices, the editors have put together a broad range of case studies, which focus on the chemical, textile, and food industries.

Contents:

Resource constraints

The geopolitics of resources

Resource strategies

Resource efficiency in the built environment

Resource efficiency in the food sector

Biotic resources in the process industry

Resource efficiency in the metal and consumer electronics industries

Resource efficiency in fashion and furnishings

The challenges ahead.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789048518777

9048518776

OCLC:

877077837