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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845420574 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003062356 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sustainable development.<br/>Industrial laws and legislation.<br/>Environmental policy.<br/>Industrial management--Environmental aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC79.E5  / E2163 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9/27