Green Industrial Restructuring: International Case Studies and Theoretical Interpretations

✍ Scribed by Manfred Binder, Martin Jänicke, Ulrich Petschow, Klaus Jacob, Jan Nill (auth.), Manfred Binder, Professor Dr. Martin Jänicke, Ulrich Petschow (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 437
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Structural change in basic industries is usually interpreted as an autonomous economic process. Some authors claim that there is a tendency to use the "end of the era of materials", thus resulting in a decline of the basic industries. Such a process would obviously benefit the environment. Classic economic theories, which deal with structural change in a rather holistic way, correspond to this trend, predicting either a shift towards manufacturing and services or a relocation of old basic industries to developing countries. On the basis of this dematerialization hypothesis, comparative case studies analyze in detail the driving forces behind industrial restructuring with regard to different industries and countries in Europe, where such a decline has been observed in recent years.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Dirty Industries in Decline: An Introduction to the Case Studies....Pages 13-42
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Towards an End to the “Era of Materials”? Discussion of a Hypothesis....Pages 45-57
Structural Change in Basic Industries and the Environment — Theoretical Foundations and Classic Economic Theories....Pages 59-72
New Theoretical Perspectives on Industrial Restructuring and their Implications for (Green) Industrial Policy....Pages 73-96
An Evolutionary Perspective on Structural Change and the Role of Technology....Pages 97-112
Sectoral Network Structures as Determinants of Structural Change....Pages 113-122
Industrial Complexes as the Centres of Gravity for Green Industrial Restructuring....Pages 123-138
Multinational Enterprises and Industrial Restructuring: A Strategic Environmental Management Approach....Pages 139-150
Opportunities for a Green Industrial Policy from an Evolutionary Technology Perspective....Pages 151-169
Global Change and the Economic Charm of the Environment....Pages 171-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Chlorine Production in Germany....Pages 187-216
Fertiliser Production in Austria....Pages 217-241
Coal and Steel in Western Europe....Pages 243-286
Aluminium Production in Germany....Pages 287-300
Cement Production in Austria....Pages 301-322
Cement Production in Denmark....Pages 323-352
Oil Refineries in France....Pages 353-383
Oil Refineries in the Netherlands....Pages 385-402
Nuclear Energy in Germany....Pages 403-434

✦ Subjects

Environmental Economics; Organization/Planning; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Economics general