This volume provides insights into the environmental practices of five industry sectors: materials processing, manufacturing, electric utilities, and pulp and paper. The ecology of industry is presented in terms of systems of production and consumption, taking into account the flows of material, energy, capital, and information. The book examines ways to improve the environmental performance of these industries (and others, such as the service sector) and shows how decisions made by industry managers can leverage systemic environmental improvements elsewhere in the economy.
Deanna Richards and Greg Pearson, Editors; National Academy of Engineering
1 Front Matter; 2 Overview and Perspectives; 3 The Extractive Industries; 4 Primary Materials Processing; 5 Manufacturing; 6 The Electric Utility Industry; 7 The Pulp and Paper Industry; 8 Biographical Data
National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Institute of Medicine, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use
National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Committee on Engineering Education, Committee on Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers, John Sislin, Mary C. Mattis
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, America's Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies
National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Engineering Technology Education in the United States, Greg Pearson, Ronald M. Latanision, Katharine G. Frase