The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems

In the 1970s, the first wave of environmental regulation targeted specific sources of pollutants. In the 1990s, concern is focused not on the ends of pipes or the tops of smokestacks but on sweeping regional and global issues. This landmark volume explores the new industrial ecology, an emerging framework for making environmental factors an integral part of economic and business decision making. Experts on this new frontier explore concepts and applications, including: Bringing international law up to par with many national laws to encourage industrial ecology principles. Integrating environmental costs into accounting systems. Understanding design for environment, industrial "metabolism," and sustainable development and how these concepts will affect the behavior of industrial and service firms. The volume looks at negative and positive aspects of technology and addresses treatment of waste as a raw material. This volume will be important to domestic and international policymakers, leaders in business and industry, environmental specialists, and engineers and designers. Table of Contents Front matter The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems: Overview and Perspective Understanding Industrial Ecology and It's Context Industrial Metabolism: Theory and Policy Energy and Industrial Ecology Input-Output Analysis and Industrial Ecology Wastes as Raw Materials Economics and Sustainable Development From Voluntary to Regulatory Pollution Prevention International Environmental Law and Industrial Ecology Industrial Ecology: The Role of Government Emerging Industrial Environmental Practice Integrating Environment and Technology: Design for Environment Preventing Pollution and Seeking Environmentally Preferable Alternatives in the U.S. Air Force Designing the Modern Automobile for Recycling Greening the Telephone: A Case Study The Utilization-Focused Service Economy: Resource Efficiency and Product-Life Extension Zero-Loss Environmental Accounting Systems Implications of Industrial Ecology for Firms Design for Environment: An R&D Manager's Perspective Education and Research Needs The Two Faces of Technology: Changing Perspectives Industrial Ecology and Design for Environment: Role of Universities Biographical Data Index