The Industrial Green Game:

Implications for Environmental Design and Management

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Size: 280 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1997

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Deanna J. Richards, Editor, National Academy of Engineering
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Front Matter	i-x
The Industrial Green Game: Overview and Perspectives	1-34	(skim)
Concepts	35-36	(skim)
Industrial Ecololgy: Closing the Loop on Waste Materials	37-47	(skim)
Metrics, Systems, and Technological Choices	48-72	(skim)
Energetics Concepts Drawn from Electricity Production and Consumption	73-90	(skim)
The Functional Economy: Cultural and Organizational Change	91-100	(skim)
Environmental Constraints and the Evolution of the Private Firm	101-114	(skim)
Examples of Environmental Design and Management	115-116	(skim)
The Industrial Symbiosis at Kalundborg, Denmark	117-123	(skim)
Environmental Prioritization	124-131	(skim)
Improving Environmental Performance Through Effective	132-147	(skim)
Hydro Aluminum's Experience with Industrial Ecology	148-153	(skim)
Europipe Development Project: Managing a Pipeline Project in a Complex and Sensitive Environment	154-164	(skim)
Environmental Strategies in the Mining Industry: One Company Experience	165-182	(skim)
Some Analytical Tools	183-184	(skim)
Accounting for Environmental Cost	185-199	(skim)
Public Perception, Understanding, and Values	200-211	(skim)
Consumer Perceptions of Environmentalism in the Triad	212-224	(skim)
A Critique of Life Cycle Analysis: Paper Products	225-233	(skim)
Japan's Changing Environmental Policy, Government Initiatives, and Industry Responses	234-252	(skim)
Biographical Data	253-258	(skim)
Index	259-269	(skim)

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What industrial ecology is and how it may be applied to corporate environmentalism are the subjects of The Industrial Green Game. This volume examines industrial circulation of materials, energy efficiency strategies, "green" accounting, life-cycle analysis, and other approaches for preventing pollution and improving performance.

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"The book looks at issues of special concern to business such as measuring and shaping public perceptions and marketing green products to consumers. The volume also offers discussions of the appropriate roles of government and private business."

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