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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781843765479 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001033116 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial ecology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TS161  / .H363 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.4/08