The Industrial Green Game Implications for Environmental Design and Management

About this book

Examines the emerging concept of industrial ecology and how it may be applied to corporate environmentalism.

Contents

Overview: the industrial green game - implications for environmental design and management. Concepts: industrial ecology - closing the loop on waste materials; industrial ecology - metrics, systems and technological choices; energetics concepts drawn from electricity production and consumption; the functional economy - cultural and organizational change; environmental constraints and the evolution of the private firm. Examples of environmental design and management: the industrial symbiosis at Kalundborg, Denmark; environmental prioritization; improving environmental performance through effective measurement; Hydro Aluminium's experience with industrial ecololgy; Europipe Development Project; managing a pipeline project in a complex and sensitive environment; environmental strategies in the mining industry - one company's experience. Some analytical tools: accounting for environmental cost; industrial ecology - some issues of public perception, understanding and values; consumer perception of environmentalism in the triad; a critique of life-cycle analysis - paper products; Japan's changing environmental policy, government initiative and industry responses.

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