Description
Book SynopsisAims to establish a Canadian presence in the sustainable production debate by analyzing the opportunities and constraints facing both the public and private sectors as Canada strives to move public policy and industrial practice forward. This work is useful for those in business, public policy and engineering.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. New Century Ideas and Sustainable Production / Glen Toner andDavid V.J. Bell
Part 1: Sustainable Production and Its Context
2. From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness: Private SectorPractices for Sustainable Production / Bob Masterson
3. Policy Instruments and Sustainable Production: Toward Foresightwithout Foreclosure / Robert Paehlke
Part 2: The Knowledge-Based Economy, Social Capital, andProduct 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 DesignProfessionals: Assessing the Ford Model U / Carey Frey
Part 3: External and Internal Drivers of SustainableProduction
7. Collaborative Public Policy for Sustainable Production: A BroadAgenda and a Modest Proposal / John Moffet, Stephanie Meyer, and JuliePezzack
8. Mobilizing Producers toward Environmental Sustainability: TheProspects for Market-Oriented Regulations / Mark Jaccard
9. Sustainable Production and the Financial Markers: Opportunitiesto Pursue and Barriers to Overcome / Blair W. Feltmate, Brian A.Schofield, and Ron Yachnin
10. Engaging Senior Management on Sustainability / KevinBrady
Conclusion
11. Whither Sustainable Production? Sustainable Enterprise and theRole of Government / David V.J. Bell and Glen Toner Index
