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The Case For Material Flows Analysis

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Publication Year:2004

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Committee on Material Flows Accounting of Natural Resources, Products, and Residuals, Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
1 Introduction	9-16	(skim)
2 Material Flows Accounting Definitions and System Structure	17-32	(skim)
3 Broad Context for Material and Energy Flows Information	33-38	(skim)
4 Material Flows Accounting: Uses and Usefulness	39-58	(skim)
5 Material Flows Information in the United States	59-68	(skim)
6 The Importance of Partnership in the Conduct of Material Flows Accounting	69-82	(skim)
7 Research Challenges for Material Flows Accounting	83-92	(skim)
8 Implementation Strategy	93-102	(skim)
References	103-106	(skim)
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	107-114	(skim)
Appendix B: Information Provided to the Committee	115-116	(skim)
Appendix C: Detailed Classification of Material Inputs	117-120	(skim)
Appendix D: Detailed Classification of Material Outputs	121-122	(skim)
Appendix E: Classification of Material Stock Changes	123-124	(skim)
Color Plates	125-128	(skim)

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The rising population and industrial growth place increasing strains on a variety of material and energy resources. Understanding how to make the most economically and environmentally efficient use of materials will require an understanding of the flow of materials from the time a material is extracted through processing, manufacturing, use, and its ultimate destination as a waste or reusable resource. Materials Count examines the usefulness of creating and maintaining material flow accounts for developing sound public policy, evaluates the technical basis for material flows analysis, assesses the current state of material flows information, and discusses who should have institutional responsibility for collecting, maintaining, and providing access to additional data for material flow accounts.

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