Industrial ecology : U.S.-Japan perspectives /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Academy of Engineering
Otros Autores: Richards, Deanna J., Fullerton, Ann B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1994.
Temas:
Industrial ecology > United States > Congresses.
Industrial ecology > Japan > Congresses.
Industries > Environmental aspects > United States > Congresses.
Industries > Environmental aspects > Japan > Congresses.
Écologie industrielle > États-Unis > Congrès.
Écologie industrielle > Japon > Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
Industrial ecology
Industries > Environmental aspects
Japan
United States
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Industrial Ecology: U.S.-Japan Perspectives""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Chairmen's Overview""; ""FROM AN INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY PERSPECTIVE""; ""INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS LINKED TO NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS""; ""TECHNOLOGY IS CRITICAL""; ""INDUSTRY AND MATERIAL FLOW""; ""INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT COLLABORATION""; ""CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Background ""; ""PERSPECTIVES""; ""Industrial Ecology Analogues: Field Ecology""; ""Industrial Ecology Analogues: Venous-Arterial Systems""; ""Industrial Ecology Analogues: “Gaiaâ€?""
  • Industrial Ecology and Japan's Industrial PolicyIndustrial Ecology and U.S. Initiatives
  • Industrial Ecology Context
  • DISCUSSION
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • 3 Energy
  • PERSPECTIVES
  • Japan's Approach to Energy Issues
  • Japanese Electric Utilities
  • U.S. Energy Research, Development, and Technology Transfer Initiatives
  • American Utilities and Energy Strategies
  • Cost and Efficiency Trends
  • Technical Change Vectors
  • Emerging R & D Priorities
  • The Future
  • NOTE
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 Materials
  • PERSPECTIVES
  • Trends in Materials TechnologyIncreasing Variety
  • Increasing Efficiency
  • Increasing Complexity
  • Implications of Materials Trends
  • Primary-Resource Industries
  • DISCUSSION
  • NOTE
  • REFERENCES
  • 5 Manufactured Products
  • PERSPECTIVES
  • Evaluating Environmental Impacts
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Current Status of LCA
  • Integrating Environmental Factors in Design: Use of Computer and Communications Systems
  • Design for Environment
  • Western and Oriental Approaches to Understanding Systems
  • DISCUSSION
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • ""6 Recycling """"PERSPECTIVES""; ""Japan's Recycling Law and the “Ecofactoryâ€?""; ""Automotive Industry Recycling Programs and Issues""; ""Issues to Consider in Recycling Automobiles""; ""Canon's Recycling Initiation""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""REFERENCE""; ""7 Potential for Cooperation and Collaboration ""; ""PERSPECTIVES""; ""Finding Common Ground""; ""Prospects for Collaboration""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""APPENDIX A ""; ""WORKSHOP AGENDA""; ""APPENDIX B ""; ""U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PROGRAMS""; ""APPENDIX C ""; ""U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS""; ""ENERGY CONSERVATION""
  • RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMCOAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
  • NUCLEAR PROGRAMS
  • MAGNETIC FUSION ENERGY PROGRAM
  • Biographical Data

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