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Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
Vaclav Smil
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 247 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781119942535
SKU
V9781119942535
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Ref
99-50
About Vaclav Smil
VACLAV SMIL, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba, Canada
Reviews for Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
Vaclav Smil receives 2015 OPEC Award for Research Summing Up: Recommended. Academic, general, and professional readers. (Choice, 1 October 2014) Vaclav Smil keeps turning out amazing books. Making the Modern World, I just finished, and it s pretty fantastic. (Interview with Bill Gates, 22 January 2014) This makes the book particularly suitable for students, and not just those in obviously-related ... Read more