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Eco-efficiency, regulation, and sustainable business towards a governance structure for sustainable development / [electronic resource] : edited by Raimund Bleischwitz, Peter Hennicke. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2004. - 1 online resource (xx, 228 p.) : ill. - ESRI studies series on the environment . - ESRI studies series on the environment. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Translating sustainable development into practice : a "patchwork" of some new concepts and an introduction to material flows analysis -- 2. Towards a new kind of technological progress -- 3. Emerging regulatory policies for eco-efficiency -- 4. Sustainable business and consumption strategies -- 5. Bridging the data gap -- 6. Concluding thoughts.

This book presents important new research on applied eco-efficiency concepts throughout Europe. The aim of eco-efficiency is to achieve market-based measures of environmental protection, in order to enhance the prospects for sustainable development and achieve positive economic and ecological benefits.

ISBN: 9781845420574 (e-book)

LCCN: 2003062356

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sustainable development.
Industrial laws and legislation.
Environmental policy.
Industrial management--Environmental aspects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HC79.E5 / E2163 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9/27