Factor X : Policy, Strategies and Instruments for a Sustainable Resource Use /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science,
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- PART I: Limits to Resource Use
- 1. The Limits of Resource Use and their Economic and Policy Implications
- 2. The Availability of Fossil Energy Resources
- PART II: Goals and Potentials for a Sustainable Use of Resources
- 3. Targets for Global Resource Consumption
- 4. Sustainable Land Use - Example: Land take for Settlement and Transport in Germany
- 5. The Need for Decarbonising Our Economy
- 6. Strategies for Enhancing Resource Efficiency
- 7. Macroeconomic Impacts of Efficient Resource Use
- PART III: Strategies and Policies for a Sustainable Use of Resources
- 8. The Challenge Of The Whole: Creating System Policies To Tackle Sustainability
- 9. Changing the Priorities: From Labour Productivity to the Efficiency in the Use of Resources
- 10. Establishing and Strengthening Markets for Resource Efficient Products and Services
- 11. Business Models for Material Efficiency Services
- 12. Requirements of an International Natural Resource Policy
- 13. Innovations for a Sustainable Resource Use - Reflections and Proposals
- PART IV: Proposals for Implementation
- 14. Reducing Resource Consumption - A Proposal for Global Resource and Environmental Policy
- 15. Towards a More Sustainable Use of Resources: A View from the World Resources Forum
- 16. From Resource Efficiency to Responsible and Dematerialized Societies
- 17. About the Need of Resource Efficiency Programs: The Editors' View
- Index.