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Sustainable Production

Building Canadian Capacity

The issues associated with sustainable production are among the most important facing the world in the early 21st century. While most of the scholarship in this area has been produced in the United States and Europe, not much has been written from a Canadian perspective. Sustainable Production establishes a Canadian presence in the sustainable production debate by analyzing the opportunities and constraints facing the public and private sectors as Canada strives to move public policy and industrial practice forward. Sustainable production envisions an industrial system that would maximize resource efficiency, minimize environmental impacts, and replenish natural capital, while providing safe and satisfying employment opportunities.

272 pages | © 2006

Sustainability and the Environment

Political Science: Public Policy


Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. New Century Ideas and Sustainable Production / Glen Toner and David V.J. Bell

Part 1: Sustainable Production and Its Context

2. From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness: Private Sector Practices for Sustainable Production / Bob Masterson

3. Policy Instruments and Sustainable Production: Toward Foresight without Foreclosure / Robert Paehlke

Part 2: The Knowledge-Based Economy, Social Capital, and Product Design

4. Developing Sustainability in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Prospects and Potential / Keith Newton and John Besley

5. Sustainability, Social Capital, and the Canadian ICT Sector / David Wheeler, Kelly Thomson, and Michael A. Perkin

6. Innovation, Architecture, and the Changing Role of Design Professionals: Assessing the Ford Model U / Carey Frey

Part 3: External and Internal Drivers of Sustainable Production

7. Collaborative Public Policy for Sustainable Production: A Broad Agenda and a Modest Proposal / John Moffet, Stephanie Meyer, and Julie Pezzack

8. Mobilizing Producers toward Environmental Sustainability: The Prospects for Market-Oriented Regulations / Mark Jaccard

9. Sustainable Production and the Financial Markers: Opportunities to Pursue and Barriers to Overcome / Blair W. Feltmate, Brian A. Schofield, and Ron Yachnin

10. Engaging Senior Management on Sustainability / Kevin Brady

Conclusion

11. Whither Sustainable Production? Sustainable Enterprise and the Role of Government / David V.J. Bell and Glen Ton

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