Perspectives On Industrial Ecology

Author : Dominique Bourg,Suren Erkman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351282079

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Perspectives on Industrial Ecology by Dominique Bourg,Suren Erkman Pdf

Business-as-usual in terms of industrial and technological development – even if based on a growing fear of pollution and shortages of natural resources – will never deliver sustainable development. However, the growing interest in recent years in the new science of industrial ecology (IE), and the idea that industrial systems should mimic the quasi-cyclical functions of natural ecosystems in an 'industrial food chain', holds promise in addressing not only short-term environmental problems but also the long-term holistic evolution of industrial systems. This possibility requires a number of key conditions to be met, not least the restructuring of our manufacturing and consumer society to reduce the effects of material and energy flows at the very point in history when globalisation is rapidly increasing them. This book sets out to address the theoretical considerations that should be made implicit in future research as well as practical implementation options for industry. The systematic recovery of industrial wastes, the minimisation of losses caused by dispersion, the dematerialisation of the economy, the requirement to decrease our reliance on fuels derived from hydrocarbons and the need for management systems that help foster inter-industry collaboration and networks are among the topics covered. The book is split into four sections. First, the various definitions of IE are outlined. Here, important distinctions are made between industrial metabolism and IE. Second, a number of different industrial sectors, including glass, petroleum and electric power, are assessed with regard to the operationalisation of industrial ecology. Eco-industrial Parks and Networks are also analysed. Third, the options for overcoming obstacles that stand in the way of the closing of cycles such as the separation and screening of materials are considered and, finally, a number of implications for the future are assessed. The contributions to Perspectives on Industrial Ecology come from the leading thinkers working in this field at the crossroads between a number of different disciplines: engineering, ecology, bio-economics, geography, the social sciences and law.

Author : Pauline Deutz,Donald I. Lyons,Jun Bi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9781781003572

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International Perspectives on Industrial Ecology by Pauline Deutz,Donald I. Lyons,Jun Bi Pdf

With its high-level focus on industrial ecology-related policies such as circular economy and industrial symbiosis, this book provides a timely analysis of the industrial ecology experience worldwide. Editors Pauline Deutz, Donald I. Lyons, and Jun Bi combine their diverse experiences in both research and teaching to examine the topic as a business, community, and academic endeavor in different settings worldwide. International Perspectives on Industrial Ecology provides a cutting-edge, in-depth exploration of the commonalities and differences of industrial ecology experiences, comparing geographical contexts from each of the world’s continents. Expert contributors utilize case studies and contextualized reviews of current projects to formulate invaluable insights in the field. Much attention is given to industrial symbiosis, waste management, circular economy, sustainable development, and environmental management as each pertains to the field. This book’s international perspective makes it ideal background reading for academics working in industrial ecology, as well as a valuable reference for postgraduates doing research or taking courses in the field. Public or private sector bodies trying to facilitate industrial symbiosis, economic development agencies considering industrial symbiosis projects, and environmental managers and regulators trying to improve environmental performance in their particular country will also find it engaging and relevant.

Author : Pier Vellinga,Frans Berkhout,Joyeeta Gupta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0792352068

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Managing a Material World by Pier Vellinga,Frans Berkhout,Joyeeta Gupta Pdf

At the end of the 20th century, the question of how to meet human needs and preferences while safeguarding the environment is a concern facing humanity. This text reflects the thinking on the necessary concepts, tools and instruments that are likely to help producers, consumers and governments.

Author : R. Socolow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521577837

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Industrial Ecology and Global Change by R. Socolow Pdf

Discusses a different approach to addressing environmental problems, aimed at a broad interdisciplinary audience.

Author : Thomas E Graedel,Matthew J Eckelman
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811277627

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Industrial Ecology And Sustainability by Thomas E Graedel,Matthew J Eckelman Pdf

Technology today is undergoing a rapid, unprecedented, and accelerating period of transformation. The implications of climate change, underpinned by geopolitics, for scientists and engineers are profound, as they and their societies attempt to harness these new technologies to address critical global environmental challenges, often without a full understanding of the long-term consequences. This textbook is designed to fill the gaps at a time of rapid changes in technology and the global environmental to develop sustainability situations.Written by world-renowned experts, this book comprehensively covers the broad spectrum of topics in sustainability science — industrial ecology, economic geology, environmental change, recycling and reuse, and sustainability — and brings readers up to date on the state-of-the-art. A feature of the book is the inclusion of worked examples in the text. Industrial ecology utilizes life cycle assessment (LCA), material flow analysis (MFA), matrix analytics, in-use stock derivation, and other mathematical and analytic tools; appropriate chapters include worked examples to illustrate their use, to develop reader-familiarity with the tools.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Industrial ecology
ISBN : OCLC:655734368

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Managing a Material World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert U. Ayres,Leslie Ayres
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019253389

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Industrial Ecology by Robert U. Ayres,Leslie Ayres Pdf

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.

Author : National Academy of Engineering,Advisory Committee on Industrial Ecology and Environmentally Preferable Technology
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309049375

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The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems by National Academy of Engineering,Advisory Committee on Industrial Ecology and Environmentally Preferable Technology Pdf

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 integral part of economic and business decision making. Experts on this new frontier explore concepts and applications, including: Bringing international law up to par with many national laws to encourage industrial ecology principles. Integrating environmental costs into accounting systems. Understanding design for environment, industrial "metabolism," and sustainable development and how these concepts will affect the behavior of industrial and service firms. The volume looks at negative and positive aspects of technology and addresses treatment of waste as a raw material. This volume will be important to domestic and international policymakers, leaders in business and industry, environmental specialists, and engineers and designers.

Author : Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh,Marco Janssen
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262220717

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Economics of Industrial Ecology by Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh,Marco Janssen Pdf

Studies that integrate scientific, technological, and economic dimensions of industrial ecology and material flows. The use of economic modeling techniques in industrial ecology research provides distinct advantages over the customary approach, which focuses on the physical description of material flows. The thirteen chapters of Economics of Industrial Ecology integrate the natural science and technological dimensions of industrial ecology with a rigorous economic approach and by doing so contribute to the advancement of this emerging field. Using a variety of modeling techniques (including econometric, partial and general equilibrium, and input-output models) and applying them to a wide range of materials, economic sectors, and countries, these studies analyze the driving forces behind material flows and structural changes in order to offer guidance for economically and socially feasible policy solutions. After a survey of concepts and relevant research that provides a useful background for the chapters that follow, the book presents historical analyses of structural change from statistical and decomposition approaches; a range of models that predict structural change on the national and regional scale under different policy scenarios; two models that can be used to analyze waste management and recycling operations; and, adopting the perspective of local scale, an analysis of the dynamics of eco-industrial parks in Denmark and the Netherlands. The book concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of an economic approach to industrial ecology.

Author : Robert U. Ayres,Leslie Ayres
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1843765470

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A Handbook of Industrial Ecology by Robert U. Ayres,Leslie Ayres Pdf

'The editors of this handbook have brought together 58 of the world's greatest environmental systems experts. These professionals have, in 46 specific topic headings, divided into six major sections, provided very insightful information and guidance as to what industrial ecology entails, how it can be implemented, and its benefits . . . a very valuable tool . . . This book provides essential information to mid- and top-level management that can enable industry to make more prudent business decisions regarding the manufacturing of its products.' - Robert John Klancko, Environmental Practice 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.

Author : Roland Clift,Angela Druckman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319205717

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Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology by Roland Clift,Angela Druckman Pdf

How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured and improved? Such questions are at the heart of the emerging discipline of industrial ecology, covered in Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology. Leading authors, researchers and practitioners review how far industrial ecology has developed and current issues and concerns, with illustrations of what the industrial ecology paradigm has achieved in public policy, corporate strategy and industrial practice. It provides an introduction for students coming to industrial ecology and for professionals who wish to understand what industrial ecology can offer, a reference for researchers and practitioners and a source of case studies for teachers.

Author : Frank Boons,Jennifer A. Howard-Grenville
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781848449060

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The Social Embeddedness of Industrial Ecology by Frank Boons,Jennifer A. Howard-Grenville Pdf

From its inception, the field of industrial ecology has taken a distinctly technological approach to understanding and improving ecological consequences of industrial activities. Increasingly however, scholars and practitioners are developing perspectives on the social embeddedness of industrial ecology: the ways in which material and energy flows in regions and product chains are shaped by the social context in which they occur. This book presents empirical work addressing how cognitive, cultural, political and structural mechanisms condition the emergence and operation of industrial ecology. Further exploring such mechanisms holds promise for understanding both the barriers to, and opportunities for, altering the ecological impacts of industrial practice. Through contemplative chapters and intermezzos , authors with different disciplinary backgrounds reflect on the contribution of work from various social sciences to industrial ecology. Unique to the volume, the authors of the commentaries bring in their personal and professional experiences, reflecting on how they have engaged in or have seen the value in cross-disciplinary work. They also include discussion explicitly on the dialogue and its value to the evolution of the field. In these ways, the book develops the dialogue between social science contributors and researchers from other disciplines within the field of industrial ecology. Scholars and students involved in the study of industrial ecology and related fields as well as practising managers and those involved in facilitating industrial ecology projects around the world will find this engaging and comprehensive volume indispensable.

Author : T. E. Graedel,Braden R. Allenby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111988262

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Industrial Ecology by T. E. Graedel,Braden R. Allenby Pdf

To a significant degree, the first edition of this book defined the new field of industrial ecology, the restructuring of technological activity to incorporate environmental concerns. Important topics from that book are updated here, among them life-cycle assessment product design for the environment the incorporation of environmental considerations into product development integrating industrial ecology into corporations budgets and cycles In addition, the new edition includes entire chapters on topics that are becoming or have become newly important to the field: the biological model applied to industrial systems the status of resources the transition from products to services systems analysis Earth systems engineering and management While still serving as a practical guide to product designers and corporate managers, the new edition also provides guidance for the broader task of mapping a societal evolution to a more sustainable world, thus justifying industrial ecology's label as "the science and technology of sustainability."

Author : Stanley E. Manahan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1566703816

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Industrial Ecology by Stanley E. Manahan Pdf

Industrial ecology may be a relatively new concept - yet it's already proven instrumental for solving a wide variety of problems involving pollution and hazardous waste, especially where available material resources have been limited. By treating industrial systems in a manner that parallels ecological systems in nature, industrial ecology provides a substantial addition to the technologies of environmental chemistry. Stanley E. Manahan, bestselling author of many environmental chemistry books for Lewis Publishers, now examines Industrial Ecology: Environmental Chemistry and Hazardous Waste. His study of this innovative technology uses an overall framework of industrial ecology to cover hazardous wastes from an environmental chemistry perspective. Chapters one to seven focus on how industrial ecology relates to environmental science and technology, with consideration of the anthrosphere as one of five major environmental spheres. Subsequent chapters deal specifically with hazardous substances and hazardous waste, as they relate to industrial ecology and environmental chemistry.

Author : Ray Côté,James Tansey,Ann Dale
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780774832687

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Linking Industry and Ecology by Ray Côté,James Tansey,Ann Dale Pdf

It might, at first glance, seem to many that industry and ecology make strange bedfellows. For proponents of sustainable development, however, such a union is crucial. How else are we to make the industries that are so central to modern societies consistent with our visions of a sustainable future? Linking Industry and Ecology explores the origins, promise, and relevance of the emerging field of industrial ecology. It situates industrial ecology within the broader range of environmental management strategies and concepts, from the practices of pollution prevention through life cycle management, to the more fundamental shift toward dematerialization and ecological design. The book makes a compelling argument for the need to think ecologically to develop innovative and competitive industrial policy. The contributors to this volume draw on their experience in a variety of disciplines to chart a clear path for industrial ecology. Their work not only affirms what has been learned to date in this nascent field but also provides new insight for a discourse traditionally dominated by natural scientists and engineers, by demonstrating that technologies are socially and politically embedded.