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Overview"Examines strategic options for reducing wastes and pollution, and increasing the productivity of materials using an industrial ecology perspective. The volume analyzes 13 generic cases, beginning with four families of metals (aluminium, chromium, copper and zinc), several families of chemicals (phosphates and flourine; sulfur-based, nitrogen-based and chlorine-based), silicon and several different types of waste. The book also discusses opportunities for creating ""industrial ecosystems"" by deliberate design which, using new processes in some instances, would facilitate the use of low value by-products as feed stocks for useful products. Apart from surveying the technological possibilities, the book also considers the public interest, institutional barriers and the range of possible alternatives that might be applicable. The book attempts to go beyond general statements regarding the desirability of ""clean technology"" and to assess realistically and quantitatively the range of practicable possibilities for reducing materials extraction, consumption and waste." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert U. Ayres , Leslie W. Ayres , Paolo Frankl , Howard LeePublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.734kg ISBN: 9781858983974ISBN 10: 1858983975 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 10 October 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'True to form, Ayres and Ayre's Industrial Ecology is a significant addition to the field, full of new and provocative ideas. While most works on industrial ecology can manage only a handful of case studies, the list of chapters in itself shows that this is a tour de force.' -- Valerie M. Thomas, Journal of Industrial Ecology 'I like the book as appropriate for a reader in the transition phase. The writing is lively and generally convincing.' -- Robert A. Herendeen, Ecological Economics '. . . this unique, detailed, and thoughtful guide should remain valuable for many years.' -- Future Survey 'This book, Industrial Ecology, makes a valuable contribution. . . . The authors use a new and integrated perspective to help us understand the cycling, use and reuse of non-renewable resources. This book will be valuable to readers from a variety of disciplines.' -- Jules Pretty, Natural Resources Forum 'True to form, Ayres and Ayre's Industrial Ecology is a significant addition to the field, full of new and provocative ideas. While most works on industrial ecology can manage only a handful of case studies, the list of chapters in itself shows that this is a tour de force.' -- Valerie M. Thomas, Journal of Industrial Ecology 'I like the book as appropriate for a reader in the transition phase. The writing is lively and generally convincing.' -- Robert A. Herendeen, Ecological Economics '... this unique, detailed, and thoughtful guide should remain valuable for many years.' -- Future Survey 'This book, Industrial Ecology, makes a valuable contribution... The authors use a new and integrated perspective to help us understand the cycling, use and reuse of non-renewable resources. This book will be valuable to readers from a variety of disciplines.' -- Jules Pretty, Natural Resources Forum Author InformationThe late Robert U. Ayres, formerly Novartis Professor (Emeritus) of Management and the Environment, INSEAD, France and Institute Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria and the late Leslie W. Ayres, formerly Research Associate, Centre for Management of Environmental Resources, INSEAD, France With contributions from Paolo Frankl, Howard Lee, Paul M. Weaver and Nichole Wolfgang Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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