This book describes how humankind can more fully industrialize our society without overwhelming the Earth's natural systems. In the five main parts of this book, contributors discuss the industrialization of society; the main natural systems cycles; toxic chemicals in the environment; industrial ecology in firms; and policy-making with respect to industrial ecology. The book will appeal to professionals in a wide range of environmental fields.
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"...this book is well edited and carefully integrated...a comprehensive introduction to the field of industrial ecology." Bette Hileman, Chemical & Engineering News
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In the five main parts of this book, contributors discuss the industrialization of society; the main natural systems cycles; toxic chemicals in the environment; industrial ecology in firms; and policy-making with respect to industrial ecology.
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Just as new branches of industry spring up to absorb the wastes of other industries, so new fields of study develop out of established disciplines. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, United Kingdom, Environmental Protection Agency, Cambridge University Press, Soviet Union, World Bank, Rhine Basin, United Nations, North America, New Jersey, Oxford University Press, Intergovernmental Panel, Latin America, World War, Boca Raton, National Academy Press, Lower Saxony, Office of Technology Assessment, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Russian Federation, The Editors, Western Europe, Scientific American, The Hague New!
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- Technology and Environment by National Academy of Engineering on page 23, page 49, and page 432
- Cadmium in the Aquatic Environment by Jerome O. Nriagu on page 299, and page 300
- Biogeochemistry : An Analysis of Global Change by William H. Schlesinger on page 137, and page 227
- Energy for a Sustainable World (World Resources Institute report) by Amulya K.N. Reddy on page 205, and page 448
- Hunger in History: Food Shortage, Proverty, and Deprivation by Lucile F. Newman on page 87, and page 88
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- Space and Transport in the World-System (Contributions in Economics and Economic History) by Stephen G. Bunker on 4 pages
- Down to Earth: Applying Business Principles to Environmental Management by Forest L. Reinhardt on 4 pages
- Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics. by E. S. Stevens on 4 pages
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