Advancing pollution prevention and cleaner production – USA's contribution
| Autor: | Jeffrey Burke, Kevin Dick, Cindy McComas, Gary L. Miller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Program evaluation
Engineering Government Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Strategy and Management Environmental resource management Public relations Space (commercial competition) Private sector Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Purchasing Pollution prevention Cleaner production business General Environmental Science Grand Challenges |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cleaner Production. 16:665-672 |
| ISSN: | 0959-6526 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.02.013 |
| Popis: | In this paper, a brief history is presented of the development of pollution prevention (P2) programs and policies in both the states and by the federal government in the United States. Current trends are then discussed including the evolution of these programs, difficulties maintaining public support and prospects for the future. The 13 papers in this issue are then briefly described. They are grouped in the following four categories: • Government initiatives to increase use of P2 strategies and technologies • Purchasing initiatives • Sector initiatives • Program evaluation and measurement The papers in this issue are representative of much larger activities in each of these categories. Most P2 activity occurs in the states and by the private sector. With the available space it is not possible to adequately represent everything that is going on in all its aspects, including academia. For the future, three grand challenges are described: maintaining public support, competing priorities affecting P2 implementation by businesses, and the challenges of documenting P2 progress. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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