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A handbook of industrial ecology [electronic resource] / edited by Robert U. Ayres and Leslie W. Ayres. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., c2002. - 1 online resource (xx, 680 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Context and history -- pt. 2. Methodology -- pt. 3. Economics and industrial ecology -- pt. 4. Industrial ecology at the national/regional level -- pt. 5. Industrial ecology at the sectoral/materials level -- pt. 6. Applications and policy implications.

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. Each part of the book comprehensively covers the following issues in a systematic style: the goals and achievements of industrial ecology and the history of the field; methodology, covering the main approaches to analysis and assessment; economics and industrial ecology; industrial ecology at the national/regional level; industrial ecology at the sectoral/materials level; and applications and policy implications.

ISBN: 9781843765479 (e-book)

LCCN: 2001033116

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Industrial ecology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TS161 / .H363 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 658.4/08