Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- PROLOGUE: A Car of One's Own -- PART I: Before the Automobile, 1880-1905 -- 1 Roads and Reformers -- PART II: Dawn of the Motor Age, 1895-1919 -- 2 Automotive Pioneers -- 3 Building for Traffic -- Photo Gallery One -- PART III: Creating Car...

Manufacturers can be green and highly profitable at the same time Profits do not have to be sacrificed to environmental responsibility, or vice versa. Following this book's tested and proven approach, readers discover how to create and operate manufacturing facilities that are highly profitable...

The effects of tourism on the ecology and natural environment of tourist destinations are hotly debated and research has expanded in the field of ecotourism and sustainability. This book considers the positive contributions that tourism can make to the conservation of global biodiversity by...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Alchemy of a Material World -- PART I: THE PLEASURE OF TREASURE -- 1. What Lies Beneath: The Material and Mystical Origins of Mineral Wealth -- 2. Creating Value: The Endurance of Precious Jewels -- 3. The Rush Factor: Tracing the Mineral Roots of...

Bill Streever has worked in almost every camp involved with the environment. He is a scientist who has worked in both public and private sectors. He brings that wide experience and the perspective of many others like him to Green Seduction: Money, Business, and the Environment . Thirty-five...

Cover -- PROTECTING CLEAN AIR: PREVENTING POLLUTION -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 AIR CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR SOURCES -- 2.1 NATURAL AIR CONTAMINATION SOURCES -- 2.2 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - ITS ENERGY NEEDS AND PRODUCTS -- 2.2.1 THE PROCESS OF BURNING...

Key Features:Blends the most salient concepts of respected visionaries with original ideas from the author for a clear and comprehensive overview of the future of the sustainable business movementProvides a thought-provoking and sometimes controversial treatment of this emerging movement's core...

This work helps the reader understand how and why design for environment (DfE) has become so critical to design. The authors show how to design a product that meets requirements for quality, cost, manufacturability and consumer appeal, while at the same time minimizing environmental impacts.