Descrição
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This book describes how humankind can more fully industrialize our society without overwhelming the Earth’s natural systems. In the five main parts of this book, contributors discuss the industrialization of society; the main natural systems cycles; toxic chemicals in the environment; industrial ecology in firms; and policy-making with respect to industrial ecology. The book will appeal to professionals in a wide range of environmental fields.
Table of Contents
Foreword William Moomaw; Preface Robert Socolow; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Overview: 1. Six perspectives from industrial ecology Robert Socolow; Part I. Vulnerability and Adaptation: 2. Introduction R. Socolow, C. Andrews; F. Berkhout and V. Thomas; 3. Industrial ecology: definition and implementation Thomas Graedel; 4. Industrialization as a historical phenomenon Arnulf Grübler; 5. Changing perceptions of vulnerability Robin Cantor and Steve Rayner; 6. The human dimension of vulnerability Robert S. Chen; 7. Global industrialization: a developing country perspective Saleemul Huq; Part II. The Grand Cycles: Disruption and Repair: 8. Introduction R. Socolow, C. Andrews; F. Berkhout and V. Thomas; 9. Human impacts on the carbon and nitrogen cycles Robert U. Ayres; William H. Schlesinger and Robert H. Socolow; 10. Charting development paths: a multicountry comparison of carbon dioxide emissions William Moomaw and Mark Tullis; 11. Reducing urban sources of methane: an
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- Paperback : 490 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0521577837
- ISBN-13 : 9780521577830
