This remarkable volume makes a compelling argument for the need to
think ecologically to develop innovative and competitive industrial
policy.
Description
The contributors to this volume draw on their experience in a variety
of disciplines to explore the origins, promise, and relevance of
the emerging field of industrial ecology. They situate industrial
ecology within the broader range of environmental management strategies
and concepts, from the practices of pollution prevention through life
cycle management, to the more fundamental shift toward
dematerialization and ecological design. Their work not only affirms
what has been learned to date in this nascent field but also provides
new insight by demonstrating that technologies are socially and
politically embedded. This book makes a compelling argument for the
need to think ecologically to develop innovative and competitive
industrial policy.