{"product_id":"the-industrial-green-game-national-academy-of-engineering-9780309052948","title":"The Industrial Green Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndustrial ecology is a concept that has emerged in response to growing public concern about the impact of industry on the environment. In this framework the natural flow (or circulation) of materials and energy that takes place in biological ecosystems becomes a model for more efficient industrial \"metabolism.\" What industrial ecology is and how it may be applied to corporate environmentalism are the subject of \u003ci\u003eThe Industrial Green Game\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume examines industrial circulation of materials, energy efficiency strategies, \"green\" accounting, life-cycle analysis, and other approaches for preventing pollution and improving performance. Corporate leaders report firsthand on \"green\" efforts at Ciba-Geigy, Volvo, Kennecott, and Norsk Hydro. And an update is provided on the award-winning industrial symbiosis project in Kalundborg, Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Industrial Green Game\u003c\/i\u003e looks at issues of special concern to business, such as measuring and shaping public perceptions and marketing \"green\" products to consumers. It offers discussions of the appropriate roles of government and private business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academy of Engineering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309052947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309052948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.37w x 0.94d","brand":"National Academy of Engineering","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064822116607,"sku":"9780309052948","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1ea26da-44f6-4cde-a8dd-a5d47d4d4b17.jpg?v=1768671259","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-industrial-green-game-national-academy-of-engineering-9780309052948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}