Materials matter : toward a sustainable materials policy /

"The products we purchase and use are assembled from a wide range of naturally occurring and manufactured materials. But too often we create hazards for the ecosystem and human health as we mine, process, distribute, use, and dispose of these materials. Until recently, most research has focused...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Geiser, Ken
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2001.
Colección:Urban and industrial environments.
Temas:
Materials > Government policy.
Materials > Environmental aspects.
Materials > Health aspects.
Public health.
Pollutants.
Social control.
Medical care.
Sociology.
Social sciences.
Manufactures.
Pollution.
Medical policy.
Public Health
Public Policy
Environmental Pollutants
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
Social Control Policies
Environment and Public Health
Toxic Actions
Technology, Industry, Agriculture
Social Control, Formal
Policy
Chemical Actions and Uses
Delivery of Health Care
Sociology
Chemicals and Drugs
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Social Sciences
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Manufactured Materials
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Pollution > prevention & control
Manufactured Materials > standards
Hazardous Substances
Health Policy
Patient Care
Matériaux > Politique gouvernementale.
Matériaux > Aspect de l'environnement.
Santé publique.
Polluants.
Contrôle social.
Prestation de soins.
Sociologie.
Sciences sociales.
Produits manufacturés.
Politique sanitaire.
Soins médicaux.
public health.
pollutants.
sociology.
social sciences.
chemical pollution.
pollution.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.
Environmental pollution > Prevention and control.
Manufactured Materials > standards.
Hazardous substances.
Health Policy.
Social sciences
Social control
Public health
Pollution
Pollutants
Medical policy
Medical care
Manufactures
Materials > Environmental aspects
Materials > Government policy
Materials > Health aspects
Recycling
Grondstoffenbeheer.
Grondstoffenpolitiek.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
Materiaaltoepassing.
ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
PHYSICAL SCIENCES/Materials Science
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Material incompatibilities
  • Developing industrial materials
  • The economy of industrial materials
  • Industrial materials and the environment
  • Industrial materials and public health
  • The Federal policy response
  • The performance of industrial materials policies
  • Reconsidering materials policies
  • Recycling and reuse of materials
  • Advanced and engineered materials
  • Renewable materials
  • Biobased materials.

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