Ecology of Industry : Sectors and Linkages.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richards, Deanna
Otros Autores: Pearson, Greg, Staff, National Academy of Engineering
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1998.
Temas:
Wood-pulp industry > Environmental aspects.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Ecology of Industry
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
  • PRIMARY MATERIALS PROCESSING
  • MANUFACTURING
  • ELECTRIC UNTILITIES
  • PULP AND PAPER
  • Contents
  • Overview and Perspectives
  • FIRM MOTIVATION AND EXTERNAL STIMULI
  • THE TECHNOLOGICAL LINK IN THE EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
  • INTERCONNECTED COMPLEX SYSTEMS OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
  • THE INFORMATION-KNOWLEDGE CONNECTION
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • The Extractive Industries
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
  • ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSLIFE-CYCLE PRACTICES
  • CULTURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
  • REFERENCES
  • Primary Materials Processing
  • SUMMARY
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
  • REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
  • LIFE-CYCLE PRACTICES
  • CULTURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
  • REFERENCES
  • Manufacturing
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
  • The Role of Management
  • Stages in the Product Life Cycle
  • EFFECT OF REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
  • End-of-Pipe Laws
  • Activities of International Standards-Setting Organizations
  • Waste Minimization, Packaging, and Product Take-BackLabeling Programs
  • ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS
  • LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT
  • CULTURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
  • Managing Environmental Costs
  • Altering the Structure of Demand
  • Recognizing the Key Role of the Designer
  • BREAKING BARRIERS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
  • Intraorganizational Barriers
  • Societal and Institutional Barriers
  • UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • The Electric Utility Industry
  • SUMMARY
  • BEYOND COMPLIANCE TO STEWARDSHIP
  • PURSUING ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION. THE IMPORTANCE OF MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
  • THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAPABILITIES OF ELECTRICITY
  • Beneficial Electrification
  • Industrial Electrotechnologies
  • Electrotechnologies for Municipal Water and Waste Treatment
  • Medical-Waste Treatment
  • Transportation
  • HOW ELECTRIC UTILITIES ARE ADDRESSING POLLUTION PREVENTION
  • Use of High-Volume By-Products
  • Management of Low-Volume or Noncombustion Waste
  • TOWARD A MORE SYSYEMATIC APPROACH: LIFE-CYCLE COST MANAGEMENT, WASTE ACCOUNTING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
  • Full-Cost Accounting
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTE
  • REFERENCES
  • The Pulp and Paper Industry
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
  • Silviculture: Managed Forestry
  • Harvesting Methods
  • Protection of Threatened and Endangered Species
  • Potential Restrictions on Wood Harvesting
  • Turning Wood into Paper
  • The Pulping Process
  • Bleaching of Pulp
  • Meeting Environmental Challenges Head On
  • Conserving Water and Treating Wastewater

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