For upper level courses in Industrial Ecology. This text addresses the increasing need for knowledge about the interactions between industry and environment with the ultimate goal of sustainability. With in-depth analysis of past, present, and future issues in industrial ecology, this book seeks to meet the needs of the product-design engineers ...
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 ...
For courses in engineering, environmental science, and economics. This unique and important book takes a multidisciplinary approach to an integrated discussion of the issues related to industrial ecology and sustainable development.* Discusses the framework of the policies of industrial ecology and sustainability to provide a conceptual guide. ...
Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. This collection of papers by leaders in industry, government, and academia explores how information technology can improve environmental performance by individual firms, collaborations among firms, and collaborations among firms, ...
The first text available devoted completely to industrial ecology/green engineering, this introduction provides everything instructors need to teach a successful course--including visuals--in one source. The authors use industrial ecology principles and cases to ground the discussion of sustainable engineering, and thus offer practical and ...
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