Accounting for Resources, 2: The Life Cycle of Materials

Ayres, Robert U.

ISBN 10: 185898923X / ISBN 13: 9781858989235

Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1999

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Inhaltsangabe:

This companion to Accounting for Resources, 1 tracks the life cycle of specific elements, such as chlorine and heavy metals, in order to estimate the generation and dissipative losses of material wastes.

The book begins with a succinct review of the life-cycle analysis methodology and evaluates some of its weaknesses in estimating the generation of waste. The authors propose a new quantitative measure of the potential for environmental harm of waste materials. They include case studies to add weight to their proposal. Four horizontal life-cycle case studies are included; one for chlorine and chlorine chemicals; one for mercury; one for arsenic and cadmium; and the other for copper, lead and zinc. The book also includes a longitudinal study of heavy metals use and dissipation, during the period 1880-1980 with reference to the Hudson-Raritan basin.

The book concludes with an overview, including some recommendations for future research and for policy changes with respect to governmental statistical data collection and organization.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: The late Robert U. Ayres, formerly Novartis Professor (Emeritus) of Management and the Environment, INSEAD, France and Institute Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria and the late Leslie W. Ayres, formerly Research Associate, Centre for Management of Environmental Resources at the European Business School, INSEAD, France

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Titel: Accounting for Resources, 2: The Life Cycle ...
Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Like New