The economics of waste [[electronic resource] /] / Richard C. Porter
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| Autore: |
Porter Richard C
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| Titolo: |
The economics of waste [[electronic resource] /] / Richard C. Porter
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Resources for the Future, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.4/76284/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Refuse and refuse disposal - Economic aspects - United States |
| Factory and trade waste - Economic aspects - United States | |
| Recycling (Waste, etc.) - Economic aspects - United States | |
| Pollution - United States - Costs | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-292) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Solid waste creation, collection, and disposal -- pt. 2. Recycling solid waste products -- pt. 3. Special waste categories -- pt. 4. Final thoughts. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this concise, engaging, and provocative work, Richard Porter introduces readers to the economic tools that can be applied to problems involved in handling a diverse range of waste products from business and households. Emphasizing the impossibility of achieving a zero-risk environment, Porter focuses on the choices that apply in real world decisions about waste. Acknowledging that effective waste policy integrates knowledge from several disciplines, Porter focuses on the use of economic analysis to reveal the costs of different policies and therefore how much can be done to meet goals to pr |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Economics of waste |
| ISBN: | 1-936331-54-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459503203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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