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Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes chapter by Ayres, Robert U. "Is the U.S. economy dematerializing? Main indicators and drivers" p. 57-93

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Economics of Industrial Ecology Materials, Structural Change and Spatial Scales Contents Preface I 1 2 Background Introduction and Overview Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh and Marco A. Janssen The Interface between Economics and Industrial Ecology: A Survey Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh and Marco A. Janssen Historical Analysis of Structural Change Is the U.S. Economy Dematerializing? Main Indicators and Drivers Robert U. Ayres, Leslie W. Ayres, and Benjamin Warr Structural Decomposition Analysis of Iron and Steel and of Plastics Rutger Hoekstra and Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh vii 1 3 13 II 3 55 57 4 95 III Projective Analysis of Structural Change 5 Dynamic Industrial Systems Analysis for Policy Assessment Matthias Ruth, Brynhildur Davidsdottir, and Anthony Amato Modeling Physical Realities at the Whole Economy Scale Barney Foran and Franzi Poldy 123 125 6 165 vi Contents 7 Environmental Policy Analysis with STREAM: A Partial Equilibrium Model for Material Flows in the Economy Hein Mannaerts DIMITRI: A Model for the Study of Policy Issues in Relation to the Economy, Technology, and the Environment Annemarth M. Idenburg and Harry C. Wilting 195 8 223 IV Waste Management and Recycling 9 Modeling Market Distortions in an Applied General Equilibrium Framework: The Case of Flat-Fee Pricing in the Waste Market Heleen Bartelings, Rob B. Dellink, and Ekko C. van Ierland 10 International Trade, Recycling, and the Environment Pieter J. H. van Beukering V Dynamics of Eco-Industrial Parks 11 Understanding the Evolution of Industrial Symbiotic Networks: The Case of Kalundborg Noel Brings Jacobsen and Stefan Anderberg 12 The Myth of Kalundborg: Social Dilemmas in Stimulating EcoIndustrial Parks Frank Boons and Marco A. Janssen VI Conclusions 13 Policy Implications: Toward a Materials Policy? Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh, Harmen Verbruggen, and Marco A. Janssen Contributors Index 253 255 287 311 313 337 357 359 377 381