TY - BOOK ID - 36755890 TI - Sustainable metals management : securing our future - steps towards a closed loop economy AU - Gleich, Arnim von AU - Ayres, Robert U. AU - G ssling-Reisemann, Stefan. PY - 2006 SN - 1402040075 9048170109 9786610743957 1280743956 1402045395 PB - Dordrecht : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Metals KW - Sustainable development. KW - Metals. KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Materials. KW - Environmental management. KW - Environmental economics. KW - Environmental pollution. KW - Climatic changes. KW - Metallic Materials. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Environmental Economics. KW - Industrial Pollution Prevention. KW - Climate Change. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Changes, Climatic KW - Changes in climate KW - Climate change KW - Climate change science KW - Climate changes KW - Climate variations KW - Climatic change KW - Climatic changes KW - Climatic fluctuations KW - Climatic variations KW - Global climate changes KW - Global climatic changes KW - Climatology KW - Climate change mitigation KW - Teleconnections (Climatology) KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Bioremediation KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental quality KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Pollutants KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Economics KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Engineering KW - Engineering materials KW - Industrial materials KW - Engineering design KW - Manufacturing processes KW - Environmental aspects KW - Economic aspects KW - Materials KW - Pollution prevention. KW - Climate change. KW - Prevention of pollution KW - Environmental protection KW - Metallic elements KW - Chemical elements KW - Ores KW - Metallurgy KW - Control KW - Prevention and control KW - Global environmental change UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:36755890 AB - Metals have been essential to human civilisation for many thousands of years. With a broad range of applications they have found their way into virtually every aspect of our daily lives. Their durable and recyclable properties should make them ideal materials for a sustainable economy. But can metals live up to this promise? What are the economic, ecological, and social implications of their increasing use? How can we secure the supply of high-quality metals in the future? Do we need substitutes for scarce or especially toxic metals? We will face many such questions on the path towards sustainable production, trade and use of metals. This book brings together experts from many fields, with sometimes controversial opinions, to discuss the conditions and limits of a sustainable metals management. The ideas and goals of sustainability are not only explained theoretically, but also applied to various stages of the metal making and trading process. The unique feature of this book is its focus on the practical issues of sustainability and the eminent role that companies play in this respect. Experts take a look at the history of metals and metals processing, analyse the current flows and trends of their use, and try to predict future developments in production and trade. Others assess the ecological and social effects of their production and use, highlight the need for international and inter-organisational thinking, and lay out more efficient ways of pursuing this. All the contributors of this book are united by a common goal: making metals an economically, ecologically, and socially safe choice for the 21st century. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the short-term and long-term development of the production, trade and use of metals. It provides a wealth of information on the market, the ecological repercussions of the industry, and the social implications of the production and trade of metals. It is thus a valuable source for decision makers, scientists and campaigners in this field. ER -