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Making the Modern World - Materials and Dematerialization (Paperback)
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Making the Modern World - Materials and Dematerialization (Paperback)
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How much further should the affluent world push its material
consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute
decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are
discussed and answered in Making the Modern World: Materials and
Dematerialization. Over the course of time, the modern world has
become dependent on unprecedented flows of materials. Now even the
most efficient production processes and the highest practical rates
of recycling may not be enough to result in dematerialization rates
that would be high enough to negate the rising demand for materials
generated by continuing population growth and rising standards of
living. This book explores the costs of this dependence and the
potential for substantial dematerialization of modern economies.
Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization considers
the principal materials used throughout history, from wood and
stone, through to metals, alloys, plastics and silicon, describing
their extraction and production as well as their dominant
applications. The evolving productivities of material extraction,
processing, synthesis, finishing and distribution, and the energy
costs and environmental impact of rising material consumption are
examined in detail. The book concludes with an outlook for the
future, discussing the prospects for dematerialization and
potential constrains on materials. This interdisciplinary text
provides useful perspectives for readers with backgrounds including
resource economics, environmental studies, energy analysis, mineral
geology, industrial organization, manufacturing and material
science.
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