Material concerns : pollution, profit, and quality of life
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Tim Jackson
- ناشر : [Stockholm, Sweden] : SEI, Stockholm Environment Institute ; London ; New York : Routledg
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 1996
- شابک / ISBN : 9786610319336
Description
1 LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD 1 Rough guide to a lonely planet 2 MATERIAL TRANSITIONS 22 The birth of the industrial economy 3 FAREWELL TO LOVE CANAL 40 From industrial afterthought to environmental foresight 4 A STITCH IN TIME 58 The principles of prevention 5 EASY VIRTUES 85 Saving money through pollution prevention 6 PERSISTENT VICES 105 Understanding resistance to change 7 BACK TO THE FUTURE 126 Reinventing the service economy 8 NEGOTIATING CHANGE 144 Dematerialisation and the profit motive CONTENTS vi 9 GROWTH IN CRISIS 160 Untangling the logic of wealth 10 BEYOND MATERIAL CONCERNS 177 Regaining quality of life Notes 194 Select bibliography 208
An accessible introduction to preventative management and environmental policy in the industrial economy, Material Concerns offers realistic prospects for improving the quality of life.
