The Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management

National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences

The Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management
Format
Hardback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
15 January 1999
Pages
280
ISBN
9780309052948

The Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management

National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences

Industrial ecology is a concept that has emerged in response to growing public concern about the impact of industry on the environment. In this framework, the natural flow (or circulation) of materials and energy that takes place in biological ecosystems becomes a model for more efficient industrial metabolism. What industrial ecology is and how it may be applied to corporate environmentalism are the subject of The Industrial Green Game . This volume examines industrial circulation of materials, energy efficiency strategies, green accounting, life-cycle analysis, and other approaches for preventing pollution and improving performance. Corporate leaders report first-hand on green efforts at Ciba-Geigy, Volvo, Kennecott, and Norsk Hydro. And an update is provided on the award-winning industrial symbiosis project in Kalundborg, Denmark. The Industrial Green Game looks at issues of special concern to business, such as measuring and shaping public perceptions and marketing green products to consumers. It offers discussions of the appropriate roles of government and private business.

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