The International Handbook on Environmental Technology Management

COPYRIGHT......Page 2
Contents......Page 3
Contributors......Page 6
Acronyms and abbreviations......Page 9
Preface......Page 16
PART I INTRODUCTION......Page 17
1 Understanding environmental technology management as a move to sustainability......Page 19
PART II ECOMODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION......Page 27
2 Industrial ecology......Page 29
3 Remaking the way we make things: creating a new definition of quality with cradle-to-cradle design......Page 49
4 Users as a source of learning in environmental technology management......Page 65
5 Cleaner production and eco-efficiency......Page 83
6 Natural capitalism: path to sustainability?......Page 109
7 Sustainable strategies towards human resources – a way forward......Page 120
8 Innovation impacts of environmental policies......Page 135
9 Sustainable production and consumption policy development: a case study from Western Australia......Page 156
10 Managing research for sustainable development: different countries, different contexts......Page 174
11 Technology transfer and uptake of environmentally sound technologies......Page 190
PART III ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS PRACTICES......Page 209
12 Lifecycle assessment......Page 211
13 The Natural Step Framework: from sustainability fundamentals to innovation......Page 226
14 Integrating human and ecological factors: a systematic approach to corporate sustainability......Page 238
15 Using network approaches to engage small and medium-sized enterprises in Environmental Management Systems......Page 257
16 Green marketing and green consumers: exploring the myths......Page 267
17 Business, environmental management and the triple bottom line......Page 285
18 Eco-management and Audit Scheme in sustainable tourism......Page 292
PART IV MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT......Page 305
19 Measuring the true productivity gains from environmental technology improvements......Page 307
20 Environmental accounting......Page 324
21 Indicators for environmental innovation: what and how to measure......Page 340
22 International trends in socially responsible investment: implications for corporate managers......Page 356
23 Comparison of international strengths in sustainable technological solutions......Page 374
24 Sustainability assessment......Page 390
25 Trends and volatility of ecological and anti-pollution technology patents in the USA......Page 406
PART V CASE STUDIES IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT......Page 419
26 Integrated waste management......Page 421
27 Renewable energy technologies: key to sustainable futures......Page 438
28 Internet tools for environmental technology management learning......Page 448
29 Russian greenhouse gas emissions: options for sustainable reduction......Page 464
30 Environmentally friendly energy development and use: key capacities in the building and construction industry in Australia......Page 477
31 Tools for environmental impact assessment......Page 493
32 Technology transfer and adoption by small-scale women farmers: a case study in Qwaqwa district in South Africa......Page 508
33 Waste streams to value streams......Page 521
PART VI ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND THE FUTURE......Page 537
34 Environmental technology management: insights from holistic science......Page 539
35 The value loop – a new framework for business thinking......Page 550
36 Environmental technology management – lessons from today for a more sustainable future......Page 571
Index......Page 573