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Committee on Material Flows Accounting of Natural Resources, Products, and Residuals, Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Material Flows Accounting Definitions and System Structure; 5 3 Broad Context for Material and Energy Flows Information; 6 4 Material Flows Accounting: Uses and Usefulness; 7 5 Material Flows Information in the United States; 8 6 The Importance of Partnership in the Conduct of Material Flows Accounting; 9 7 Research Challenges for Material Flows Accounting; 10 8 Implementation Strategy; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 13 Appendix B: Information Provided to the Committee; 14 Appendix C: Detailed Classification of Material Inputs; 15 Appendix D: Detailed Classification of Material Outputs; 16 Appendix E: Classification of Material Stock Changes; 17 Color Plates