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The International Handbook on Environmental Technology Management
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.
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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.
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.
Critical Acclaim
‘This is a comprehensive volume with 36 chapters and contributions from 58 authors. . . For many in the business field this volume will be very useful. It will also be of great value to students, not just of environmental management, but also of business, construction, politics and sustainable development where environmental issues and methods for handling them are becoming more and more embedded in the curricula.’
– Geoff O’Brien, International Journal of Environmental Studies
‘This is an excellent textbook, suitable as a core text for environmental engineers and environmental scientists but equally it should, in my opinion, be compulsory reading for all researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers regardless of their discipline because it has relevance for all. In fact, the book is so lively and understandable that everyone and anyone could and should read it. . . Clearly written by a team of recognised environmental authors drawn from around the world, it guides the reader through current thinking on the tools and techniques industry. . . As an academic, it is a delight to find a book to recommend that I know students will enjoy and one which addresses so many different elements of a diversity of university courses, while covering the most important areas of environmental technology and management. I am certainly using it to enhance and update the content of some of my own lectures.’
– Susan Haile, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
‘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
– Geoff O’Brien, International Journal of Environmental Studies
‘This is an excellent textbook, suitable as a core text for environmental engineers and environmental scientists but equally it should, in my opinion, be compulsory reading for all researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers regardless of their discipline because it has relevance for all. In fact, the book is so lively and understandable that everyone and anyone could and should read it. . . Clearly written by a team of recognised environmental authors drawn from around the world, it guides the reader through current thinking on the tools and techniques industry. . . As an academic, it is a delight to find a book to recommend that I know students will enjoy and one which addresses so many different elements of a diversity of university courses, while covering the most important areas of environmental technology and management. I am certainly using it to enhance and update the content of some of my own lectures.’
– Susan Haile, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
‘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
Contributors
Contributors: M. Anda, D. Annandale, Diana Arbelaez-Ruiz, A. Arundel, S. Benn, C. Bizzarri, S. Borsky, M. Braungart, R. Burritt, F. Chan, C. Cocklin, J. Connolly, N. Cook, D. Dunphy, D. Evans, T. Foxon, G. Gillespie, P.J. Gollan, A. Griffiths, S. Halls, S. Harding, K. Hargroves, J. Herbertson, A. Higham, M. Hill, R. Hillary, G. Ho, D. Holmes, R. Hughes, S. Jones, R. Kemp, L.H. Lovins, I. Lowe, D. Maor, J. Marceau, D. Marinova, K. Mathew, M. McAleer, P. McDonagh, W. McDonough, W. Nell, A. Nelson, P. Newman, C. Page, S. Parto, J. Phillimore, C. Plunkett, M. Polonsky, A. Prothero, G. Querini, R. Repetto, H. Rohracher, S. Ross, S. Schaltegger, S. Schilizzi, M.H. Smith, H. Tibbs, C. Tipler, T. Turpin, R. van Berkel, P. Verstegen, S. Yokwe
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
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
