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The International Handbook on Environmental Technology Management

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This important Handbook is the first comprehensive account that brings together recent developments in the three related fields of environmental technology, environmental management and technology management. With contributions from more than 55 outstanding authors representing ten countries and five continents, the reader is provided with a vast range of insightful perspectives on the latest industry and policy issues. With the aid of numerous case studies, leading experts reflect on significant changes in the use of technology and management practices witnessed in the last decade. Within this Handbook, the authors discuss, in detail: eco-modernization and technology transformation environmental technology management in business practices measuring environmental technology management case studies in new technologies for the environment environmental technology management and the future. The International Handbook on Environmental Technology Management has a broad audience including researchers, practitioners, policymakers and students in the fields of sustainability and environmental science.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Understanding Environmental Technology Management as a Move to Sustainability David Annandale, Dora Marinova and John Phillimore Part II: Ecomodernization and Technology Transformation 2. Industrial Ecology René van Berkel 3. Remaking the Way We Make Things: Creating a New Definition of Quality with Cradle-to-Cradle Design William McDonough and Michael Braungart 4. Users as a Source of Learning in Environmental Technology Management Harald Rohracher 5. Cleaner Production and Eco-efficiency René van Berkel 6. Natural Capitalism: Path to Sustainability? L. Hunter Lovins 7. Sustainable Strategies Towards Human Resources – A Way Forward Paul J. Gollan 8. Innovation Impacts of Environmental Policies Tim Foxon and René Kemp 9. Sustainable Production and Consumption Policy Development: A Case Study from Western Australia Andrew Higham and Piers Verstegen 10. Managing Research for Sustainable Development: Different Countries, Different Contexts Tim Turpin 11. Technology Transfer and Uptake of Environmentally Sound Technologies Steve Halls PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS PRACTICES 12. Lifecycle Assessment David Evans and Stuart Ross 13. The Natural Step Framework: From Sustainability Fundamentals to Innovation Joe Herbertson and Christopher Tipler 14. Integrating Human and Ecological Factors: A Systematic Approach to Corporate Sustainability Suzanne Benn, Dexter Dunphy and Andrew Griffiths 15. Using Network Approaches to Engage Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Environmental Management Systems Ruth Hillary 16. Green Marketing and Green Consumers: Exploring the Myths John Connolly, Pierre McDonagh, Michael Polonsky and Andrea Prothero 17. Business, Environmental Management and the Triple Bottom Line Steven Schilizzi 18. Eco-management and Audit Scheme in Sustainable Tourism Giulio Querini and Carmen Bizzarri PART IV: MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 19. Measuring the True Productivity Gains from Environmental Technology Improvements Robert Repetto 20. Environmental Accounting Stefan Schaltegger and Roger Burritt 21. Indicators for Environmental Innovation: What and How to Measure Anthony Arundel, René Kemp and Saeed Parto 22. International Trends in Socially Responsible Investment: Implications for Corporate Managers Shanit Borsky, Diana Arbelaez-Ruiz, Chris Cocklin and Doug Holmes 23. Comparison of International Strengths in Sustainable Technological Solutions Dora Marinova and Michael McAleer 24. Sustainability Assessment Peter Newman 25. Trends and Volatility of Ecological and Anti-pollution Technology Patents in the USA Felix Chan, Dora Marinova and Michael McAleer PART V: CASE STUDIES IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 26. Integrated Waste Management Robert Hughes, Martin Anda, Goen Ho and Kuruvilla Mathew 27. Renewable Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable Futures Ian Lowe 28. Internet Tools for Environmental Technology Management Learning Dorit Maor and Dora Marinova 29. Russian Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Options for Sustainable Reduction Malcolm Hill 30. Environmentally Friendly Energy Development and Use: Key Capacities in the Building and Construction Industry in Australia Jane Marceau and Nicole Cook 31. Tools for Environmental Impact Assessment Sharon Jones 32. Technology Transfer and Adoption by Small-scale Women Farmers: A Case Study in Qwaqwa District in South Africa Stanley Yokwe, Wilhelm Nell and Dora Marinova 33. Waste Streams to Value Streams Compiled by Karlson ‘Charlie’ Hargroves and Michael H. Smith of the Natural Edge Project, with Chris Page, Caroline Plunkett, Gerry Gillespie and Alexis Nelson PART VI: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND THE FUTURE 34. Environmental Technology Management: Insights from Holistic Science Stephan Harding 35. The Value Loop – A New Framework for Business Thinking Hardin Tibbs PART VII: CONCLUSION 36. Environmental Technology Management – Lessons from Today for a More Sustainable Future Dora Marinova Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781840646870
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Depth: 38
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1282 gr
  • ISBN-10: 184064687X
  • Publisher Date: 27 Mar 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 592
  • Width: 169 mm


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