In the 1970s, the first wave of environmental regulation targeted specific sources of pollutants. In the 1990s, concern is focused not on the ends of pipes or the tops of smokestacks but on sweeping regional and global issues.


This landmark volume explores the new industrial ecology, an emerging framework for making environmental factors an integral part of economic and business decision making. Experts on this new frontier explore concepts and applications, including:




Bringing international law up to par with many national laws to encourage industrial ecology principles.
Integrating environmental costs into accounting systems.
Understanding design for environment, industrial "metabolism," and sustainable development and how these concepts will affect the behavior of industrial and service firms.


The volume looks at negative and positive aspects of technology and addresses treatment of waste as a raw material.


This volume will be important to domestic and international policymakers, leaders in business and industry, environmental specialists, and engineers and designers.

Table of Contents


Front matter
The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems: Overview and Perspective
Understanding Industrial Ecology and It's Context
Industrial Metabolism: Theory and Policy
Energy and Industrial Ecology
Input-Output Analysis and Industrial Ecology
Wastes as Raw Materials
Economics and Sustainable Development
From Voluntary to Regulatory Pollution Prevention
International Environmental Law and Industrial Ecology
Industrial Ecology: The Role of Government
Emerging Industrial Environmental Practice
Integrating Environment and Technology: Design for Environment
Preventing Pollution and Seeking Environmentally Preferable Alternatives in the U.S. Air Force
Designing the Modern Automobile for Recycling
Greening the Telephone: A Case Study
The Utilization-Focused Service Economy: Resource Efficiency and Product-Life Extension
Zero-Loss Environmental Accounting Systems
Implications of Industrial Ecology for Firms
Design for Environment: An R&D Manager's Perspective
Education and Research Needs
The Two Faces of Technology: Changing Perspectives
Industrial Ecology and Design for Environment: Role of Universities
Biographical Data
Index