International Handbook On Environmental Technology Managemen

Description:
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; and, 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.

Review:
'This substantial collection draws together a very wide variety of literatures and practices... I would expect this book to be a popular purchase by academic libraries, principally as a core text.'- R&D Management'This stunning Handbook is an excellent tool for environmental manager and environmental officer alike. It is brimful of ideas, case studies and methodologies which stimulate continuous improvement thinking and help train staff to implement sustainability and environmental management concepts. Highly recommended.'- Eagle Bulletin

Table of Contents:
Contents:PrefacePart I: Introduction1. Understanding Environmental Technology Management as a Move to SustainabilityDavid Annandale, Dora Marinova and John PhillimorePart II: Ecomodernization and Technology Transformation2. Industrial EcologyRene van Berkel3. Remaking the Way We Make Things: Creating a New Definition of Quality with Cradle-to-Cradle DesignWilliam McDonough and Michael Braungart4. Users as a Source of Learning in Environmental Technology ManagementHarald Rohracher5. Cleaner Production and Eco-efficiencyRene van Berkel6. Natural Capitalism: Path to Sustainability?L. Hunter Lovins7. Sustainable Strategies Towards Human Resources - A Way ForwardPaul J. Gollan8. Innovation Impacts of Environmental PoliciesTim Foxon and Rene Kemp9. Sustainable Production and Consumption Policy Development: A Case Study from Western AustraliaAndrew Higham and Piers Verstegen10. Managing Research for Sustainable Development: Different Countries, Different ContextsTim Turpin11. Technology Transfer and Uptake of Environmentally Sound TechnologiesSteve HallsPART III: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS PRACTICES12. Lifecycle AssessmentDavid Evans and Stuart Ross13. The Natural Step Framework: From Sustainability Fundamentals to InnovationJoe Herbertson and Christopher Tipler14. Integrating Human and Ecological Factors: A Systematic Approach to Corporate SustainabilitySuzanne Benn, Dexter Dunphy and Andrew Griffiths15. Using Network Approaches to Engage Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Environmental Management SystemsRuth Hillary16. Green Marketing and Green Consumers: Exploring the MythsJohn Connolly, Pierre McDonagh, Michael Polonsky and Andrea Prothero17. Business, Environmental Management and the Triple Bottom LineSteven Schilizzi18. Eco-management and Audit Scheme in Sustainable TourismGiulio Querini and Carmen BizzarriPART IV: MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 19. Measuring the True Productivity Gains from Environmental Technology ImprovementsRobert Repetto20. Environmental AccountingStefan Schaltegger and Roger Burritt21. Indicators for Environmental Innovation: What and How to MeasureAnthony Arundel, Rene Kemp and Saeed Parto22. International Trends in Socially Responsible Investment: Implications for Corporate ManagersShanit Borsky, Diana Arbelaez-Ruiz, Chris Cocklin and Doug Holmes23. Comparison of International Strengths in Sustainable Technological SolutionsDora Marinova and Michael McAleer24. Sustainability AssessmentPeter Newman25. Trends and Volatility of Ecological and Anti-pollution Technology Patents in the USAFelix Chan, Dora Marinova and Michael McAleerPART V: CASE STUDIES IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT26. Integrated Waste ManagementRobert Hughes, Martin Anda, Goen Ho and Kuruvilla Mathew27. Renewable Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable FuturesIan Lowe28. Internet Tools for Environmental Technology Management LearningDorit Maor and Dora Marinova29. Russian Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Options for Sustainable ReductionMalcolm Hill30. Environmentally Friendly Energy Development and Use: Key Capacities in the Building and Construction Industry in AustraliaJane Marceau and Nicole Cook31. Tools for Environmental Impact AssessmentSharon Jones32. Technology Transfer and Adoption by Small-scale Women Farmers: A Case Study in Qwaqwa District in South AfricaStanley Yokwe, Wilhelm Nell and Dora Marinova33. Waste Streams to Value StreamsCompiled by Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves and Michael H. Smith of the Natural Edge Project, with Chris Page, Caroline Plunkett, Gerry Gillespie and Alexis NelsonPART VI: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND THE FUTURE34. Environmental Technology Management: Insights from Holistic ScienceStephan Harding35. The Value Loop - A New Framework for Business ThinkingHardin TibbsPART VII: CONCLUSION36. Environmental Technology Management - Lessons from Today for a More Sustainable FutureDora MarinovaIndex