A Handbook of Industrial Ecology |
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| Editor:
| Ayres, Robert U.
Ayres, Leslie W. |
| Series title: | Elgar Original Reference Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84376-547-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $390.00 |
Book Description:
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Industrial ecology is coming of age and this superb book brings together leading scholars to present a state-of-the-art overviews of the subject.
Each part of the book comprehensively covers the following issues in a systematic style:
- the goals and achievements of industrial ecology and the history of the field
- methodology, covering the main approaches to analysis and assessment
- economics and industrial ecology
- industrial ecology at the...
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Industrial ecology is coming of age and this superb book brings together leading scholars to present a state-of-the-art overviews of the subject.
Each part of the book comprehensively covers the following issues in a systematic style:
- the goals and achievements of industrial ecology and the history of the field
- methodology, covering the main approaches to analysis and assessment
- economics and industrial ecology
- industrial ecology at the national/regional leve
- industrial ecology at the sectoral/materials level
- applications and policy implications.
The authors are all experts at the cutting edge of the field and the bibliography alone will prove useful as a comprehensive guide to the literature. This outstanding handbook will be an indispensable reference for students and scholars working in environmental management, industrial ecology and environmental and ecological studies.