Industrial metabolism : restructuring for sustainable development

Author(s)

• Ayres, Robert U.
• Simonis, Udo Ernst

Bibliographic Information

Industrial metabolism : restructuring for sustainable development

edited by Robert U. Ayres and Udo E. Simonis

United Nations University Press, c1994

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-373)

"United Nations sale no. E.93.III.A.3"

"UNUP-841"

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Industrial metabolism describes all the physical processes that convert raw materials and energy into finished products. The concept can be applied globally, to nations or to regions, as well as at the level of a firm or manufacturing enterprise. This study describes the policy implications of the concept and looks at numerous case studies of the concept in action. The final section of the book looks at possible future developments.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 General Implications: Industrial metabolism - theory and policy
• industrial restructuring in industrial countries
• The case of India
• Evolution, sustainability and industrial metabolism. Patr 2 Case Studies: Sweden 1880-1980
• The Rhine Basin
• Switzerland
• United States 1880-1980. Part 3 Further Implications: The precaution principle in environmental management, Transfer of clean(er) technologies to developing countries
• A plethora of paradigms.

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Details

• NCID: BA22720277
• ISBN:
  • 9280808419
• Country Code: ja
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 376 p.
• Size: 24 cm