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• 010 __ |a 2013024672

• 020 __ |a 9781119942535 (pbk.)

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• 100 1_ |a Smil, Vaclav, |e author.

• 245 10 |a Making the modern world : |b materials and dematerialization / |c Vaclav Smil.

• 260 __ |a Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : |b Wiley, |c 2014.

• 300 __ |a xi, 229 pages ; |c 25 cm

• 336 __ |a text |2 rdacontent

• 337 __ |a unmediated |2 rdamedia

• 338 __ |a volume |2 rdacarrier

• 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-221) index.

• 520 __ |a "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 living. This book explores the costs of this dependence and the potential for substantial dematerialization of modern economies. Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization considers the principal materials used throughout history, from wood and stone, through to metals, alloys, plastics, and silicon, describing their extraction and production as well as their dominant applications. The evolving productivities of material extraction, processing, synthesis, finishing, and distribution, and the energy costs and environmental impact of rising material consumption are examined in detail. The book concludes with an outlook for the future, discussing the prospects for dematerialization and potential constraints on materials.This interdisciplinary text will provide useful perspectives for readers with backgrounds including resource economics, environmental studies, energy analysis, mineral geology, industrial organization, manufacturing, and material science"--Provided by publisher.

• 520 __ |a "Aiming to elucidate the complexity of material flows of modern societies, their prerequisites and their consequences"--Provided by publisher.

• 650 _0 |a Waste minimization.

• 650 _0 |a Materials.

• 650 _0 |a Raw materials.