Clean Production, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996 Environmental and Economic Perspectives

The world has witnessed several revolutions since the dawn of industrial revolution some two centuries ago. During the current century itself, three revolutions in the area of communication, information processing and quality have taken place and each time the standard of living of man improved beyond predictions. But during the same period, the world population has also phenomenally increased dwarfing the gains achieved from the development. Increased level of industrial activity to meet the of humanity has caused irreversible damage to the pristine environment that the demand Earth once had. Economic disparity between the haves and havenots has widened, aggravating the situation further more. Ozone layer depletion, warming up of Earth's atmosphere and the pollution created by uncontrolled industrial activity to gain economic strength are now assuming the proportion of a catastrophe that may eventually threaten the survival of life on Earth. Developed countries blame the Third World countries for the uncontrolled emissions through burning of fossil fuels and for wasting precious resources of energy by using inefficient and uneconomical technologies, while the developed countries are equally responsible for avoidable oV,er-consumption and for the wastage of resources and energy and for not sharing the improved and efficient technologies with the developing countries. Thus the wastage by both these set of countries continues unabated. After all, resources of the world are finite and are meant to be shared by all its inhabitants.

I: Sustainable Development in 21st Century.- 1. Environment, Economy and Performance: Three Pillars to Prosperity.- 2. Prosperity of Nations in the 21st Century.- 3. Strategic Technological Pathways for Sustainable Development.- II: Cleaner Production.- 4. Basic Concepts of Cleaner Technologies.- 5. Formal Methods for Designing Cleaner Processes.- 6. Removing Obstacles in the Implementation of Cleaner Production.- 7. An Integrated Approach to Cleaner Production.- 8. Cleaner Production Case Studies.- 9. Cleaner Production for Electroplating Industry.- 10. UNIDO Technical Assistance for Cleaner Production.- III: Environmental Perspective.- 11. Environmental Impact Statement.- 12. Environmental Disclosure and the U. S. Securities Laws.- 13. Environmental Technology and Industrial Development in India.- 14. Future Role of Anaerobic Digestion in Municipal Waste Management.- 15. Biotechnology Applications in an Environmental Perspective.- 16. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment: A Basis for Sustainable Product Development.- 17. The Product Life Cycle Analysis Revisited.- 18. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Analysis.- IV: Economic Perspective.- 19. Basic Economic Concepts of Cleaner Production.- 20. Ecological Economics and Environmental Policies: A European View.- 21. Resource Scarcity as a Stimulus for Advantageous Innovations.- 22. Coupling Strategies and Modelling of Integrated Biomass Refining Concept.- 23. Raw Material Management as a First Step Towards Sustainability.- 24. Waste Minimisation/Elimination: A Key to Successful Business.- 25. High Performance Sewage Treatment for Reduced Infrastructure Costs.- 26. The Energy Audit.- 27. Energy from Municipal Solid Waste: An Economic Analysis.- 28. Industrial Plant Process Flow/Energy Analysis.- 29. Energy Models and Cost Models for Water Pollution Control.- V: Performance Perspective.- 30. Performance Perspective for Cleaner Production.- 31. Evaluating Engineering to Ensure a Sustainable Environment.- 32. Reducing Risk by Controlling the Environment.- VI: Future Strategies.- 33. Molecular Manufacturing: A Future Technology for Cleaner Production.- 34. Education and Manpower Development in Cleaner Production.- About the Editor.- About the Contributors.