Sustainable Metals Management Securing our Future - Steps Towards a Closed Loop Economy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gleich, Arnim von (Editor), Ayres, Robert U. (Editor), Gößling-Reisemann, Stefan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, 19
• Subjects: Materials science.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Pollution prevention.; Environmental economics.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Metallic Materials.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Economics.; Industrial Pollution Prevention.; Climate Change.

Metals have been essential to human civilisation for many thousands of years. With a broad range of applications they have found their way into virtually every aspect of our daily lives. Their durable and recyclable properties should make them ideal materials for a sustainable economy. But can metal...