Overview

This book is the fruit of the author's six years of research and fieldwork undertaken while at the Centre for Sustainable Development Research and Interdisciplinary Studies--Troyes University of Technology. The research and field work were concentrated on material and energy flow loops, the principal tool that industrial ecology puts forward in order to limit environmental and economic impacts caused by the abuse of natural resources. The book is aimed at those responsible for providing a bit of substance to the objective of sustainable development. It also aims to disseminate this information towards future caretakers of the planet who today occupy seats at universities.

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Author:   Cyril Adoue (Systemes Durables, Auterive, France)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Science Publishers,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781578087006

ISBN 10:   1578087007
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   07 December 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Man, A Problematic Resident. The Industrial Society and Its Environmental Impacts. The Tools Used to Manage These Impacts. Industrial Ecology, a Global Approach for a Global Problem. A Few Historical Markers. Diagnosis Tools. Growth Dematerialization Tools. Material and Energy Flow Loops and Sustainable Development. Material, Water and Energy Flow Loops, the Essential Questions. Searching For Territorial Synergies. The Necessity For A Systemic Approach. A Territory? Analysis of the ""Territory"" System. Information, a Starting Point for Synergy Creation. Feasibility of Eco Industrial Synergies. Synergy Creation, Several Feasibility Criteria. Qualitative and Technical Feasibility. The Influence of Regulations. Quantitative and Economic Feasibility. The Cultural Factor. Environmental Feasibility of Synergies. Tools and Methods for Implementing a Lasting Approach. Creating a Collaborative Dynamic. Creating Synergy Information: The Existing Tools. Environmental Assessment of Synergies. What Perspectives for Material and Energy Flow Loops? Material and Energy Flux Loops, an Expanding Idea That Should be Accompanied by the Public Authorities. Eco-Industrial Development: Many Inquiries Still to be Made. Essential Connections with other Approaches."

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