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A Handbook Of Industrial Ecology

Edited by Robert U. Ayres, Novartis Professor (Emeritus) of Management and the Environment, INSEAD, France and Institute Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria and Leslie W. Ayres, Research Associate, Centre for Management of Environmental Resources at the European Business School, INSEAD, France
2002 704 pp Hardback 978 1 84064 506 4 $390.00 on-line discount $351.00
    This book is also available as an ebook 978 1 84376 547 9

‘The editors of this handbook have brought together 58 of the world’s greatest environmental systems experts. These professionals have, in 46 specific topic headings, divided into six major sections, provided very insightful information and guidance as to what industrial ecology entails, how it can be implemented, and its benefits . . . a very valuable tool . . . This book provides essential information to mid- and top-level management that can enable industry to make more prudent business decisions regarding the manufacturing of its products.’
– Robert John Klancko, Environmental Practice

Industrial ecology is coming of age and this superb book brings together leading scholars to present a state-of-the-art overviews of the subject.

Contents: Preface Part I: Context and History Part II: Methodology Part III: Economics and Industrial Ecology Part IV: Industrial Ecology at the National/Regional Level Part V: Industrial Ecology at the Sectoral/Materials Level Part VI: Applications and Policy Implications References Index Contributors: D.T. Allen, B.R. Allenby, B.A. Andersson, C.J. Andrews, R.U. Ayres, L.W. Ayres, F. Balkau, P. Bartelmus, S. Bringezu, M.R. Chertow, S. de Bruyn, B.J.M. de Vries, M.G.J. den Elzen, U. Diwekar, I. Douglas, A. Durney, J.R. Ehrenfeld, S. Erkman, G. Ferrer, M. Fischer-Kowalski, P. Frankl, J. Gertsakis, T.E. Graedel, V.D.R. Guide, Jr., J.B. Guinée, C.T. Hendrickson, A. Horvath, K. Ibenholt, T. Jackson, M. Jensen, A. Johansson, Y. Kakizawa, P.R. Kleindorfer, W.C. Labys, L.B. Lave, N. Lawson, R. Lifset, G.R. Matos, F.C. McMichael, S.W. Moolenaar, N. Morelli, Y. Moriguchi, I. Råde, D.G. Rogich, M. Ruth, C. Ryan, M. Schaeffer, H. Schandl, N. Schulz, M.J. Small, V. Smil, B. Steen, G. Strassert, B.J. Strengers, H.A. Udo de Haes, E. van der Voet, D.P. van Vuuren, L.N. van Wassenhove, C. Watanabe



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