Total environmental control : the economics of cross-media pollution transfers /

Total Environmental Control: The Economics of Cross-Media Pollution Transfers covers the theoretical basis of cross-media transfers of pollution. This book is organized into three parts encompassing 11 chapters that discuss the difference between cross-media transfers and trade-offs. It addresses th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lowe, J. F.
Otros Autores: Lewis, David, 1953-, Atkins, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1982.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Environmental policy > Economic aspects.
Environmental protection > Economic aspects.
Factory and trade waste > Economic aspects.
Cross-media pollution.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Aspect �economique.
Environnement > Protection > Aspect �economique.
D�echets industriels > Aspect �economique.
Pollution multimilieux.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Cross-media pollution
Environmental policy > Economic aspects
Environmental protection > Economic aspects
Factory and trade waste > Economic aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Total Environmental Control: The Economics of Cross-Media Pollution Transfers; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; PART I: INTRODUCTION AND EVIDENCE; Chapter I. THE CROSS-MEDIA PROBLEM; Cross-media probIems:some definitions; Voluntary solutions to cross-media problems; Conclusions; Chapter 2. TRANSFERS TO WATER
  • A CASE STUDY; Introduction; 'Wet scrubbing; Tipping; Sewage treatment and disposal; Other issues; Cond us ions; Chapter 3. THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY; Introduction; Sources of cross-media transfers; Case studies of fertilizer manufacturers.
  • Chapter 4. IRON AND STEEL AND IRON FOUNDINGIntroduction; The basic oxygen furnace; The electric arc furnace; Iron founding; Iron founding : a composite case; Iron founding: specific case; Cond us ions; Chapter 5. ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; Iron founding; Environmental energy requirements; Energy requirements for pollution control in specific industries; Conclusions; PART II: METHODOLOGY OF ASSESSMENT; Chapter 6. CO'ST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; Iron founding; Conceptual and practical problems in the evaluation of environmental costs and benefits; Conclusion.
  • Chapter 7. AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO CROSS-MEDIA EVALUATIONThe rationale for using a ' Delphi ' technique; The Battelle Columbus approach to pollutant weightings; The ' Delphi ' technique: our own experiment; Results; Chapter 8. AN APPLICATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; Scope of the analysis; Power generation; Iron and steel manufacture; Iron founding; Cross-industry comparisons and conclusions; PART III: PUBLIC POLICY AND CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 9. COMPREHENSIVE AND PIECEMEAL APPROACHES TO CONTROL; Introduction; A comprehensive approach .; An economic model; Conclusion and evaluation.
  • Chapter 10. STANDARDS AND CHARGESEconomic analysis; Policy impiications; Chapter 11. CONCLUSION; Appendix; Author Index; Subject Index.

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