Automotive recycling, plastics, and sustainability : the recycling renaissance /: the recycling renaissance. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Schönmayr.
• Authors: Schönmayr, David
• Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. A transdisciplinary journey into sustainability science -- 1.1. Transdisciplinarity -- why is it so important? -- 1.2. Geographic society and environment research -- 1.3. Systems sciences -- 1.4. Sustainable development -- 1.5. Ecology -- 1.6. Economy -- 1.7. Society, ethics, psychology, politics, and technology -- 1.8. In a nutshell: controversial sustainability as a challenge -- 2. Sustainability and automotive plastics -- a controversial industry reality -- 2.1. Plastics -- 2.1.1. Definition and development of plastics -- 2.1.2. The life cycle of plastics -- 2.1.3. Environmental and social impact of plastics -- 2.1.4. Waste treatment technologies for (automotive) plastics -- 2.1.5. Environmentally sound solution: circular life cycle of plastics -- 2.1.6. Plastics are a blessing and a curse -- a summary -- 2.2. Automotive plastics -- 2.2.1. Automotive and automotive plastic trends -- 2.2.2. Environmental impact of automotive plastics and cars in general -- 2.2.3. The car life cycle, ELV management, and recycling -- 2.3. In a nutshell: Holistic controversy of automotive plastics -- 3. What do the experts say? The survey results.-3.1. Validation of survey data through expert workshop -- 3.2. Demographic data and details about the survey participants -- 3.3. Automotive plastics recycling and recycled plastics -- 3.4. Special information from the survey groups -- 3.4.1. The survey -- automotive group -- 3.4.2. The survey -- recycling group -- 3.4.3. The survey -- plastics group -- 3.5. In a nutshell: The survey results -- 4. A SCOT analysis, future perspectives and scenarios -- 5. Concepts for solutions to advance automotive recycling -- 5.1. A solution ranking by experts -- 5.2. Solutions for politics, companies, and independent institutions -- 5.3. Elements of a roadmap to ecologically sustainable automotive plastics -- 6. Today's illusion: true sustainability -- 7. Today's chance: the recycling renaissance -- 8. Why automotive recycling is an opportunity -- an executive summary -- Bibliography.-Appendices -- Glossary -- Methods of the empirical research -- The original survey, and expert interview.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.476292220975; Business; Automobile wrecking and used parts industry -- United States; Management science; Social responsibility of busines; Waste disposal; Sustainable development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Automobile wrecking and used parts industry; Business & Economics -- Development -- Sustainable Development; Business & Economics -- Business Ethics; Science -- Environmental Science; Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business; Business ethics & social responsibility; Waste management; Sustainability; Business & Economics -- Green Business; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319574004; 3319574000
• Related ISBNs: 9783319573991
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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