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Author: Frieder Rubik ,
Paolo Frankl ,
IOEW
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Greenleaf Publishing
Weight: 0.730kg
ISBN: 9781874719878
ISBN 10: 187471987
Pages: 357
Publication Date: 01 May 2005
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Used properly, eco-labels, or environmental product information schemes, play an important part in environmental policy, the authors argue. With the help of case studies (from washing machines to tourism) they formulate scientifically based recommendations for policy-makers and stakeholders alike. What makes an effective eco-labelling scheme? For which product groups are ISO labels appropriate or inappropriate? Based on a major EU research project, The Future of Eco-labelling provides some thoughtful answers. -- Oliver Wagg Corporate Citizenship Briefing, September 2005 ... a definite must-read for anybody involved in greening of products and services. Gallon Environment Letter Vol. 10 No. 11 (20 June 2005)
Author Information
Dr Frieder Rubik studied national economics at the University of Heidelberg. He has worked for a number of environmental economics research institutes since 1982. He is currently senior researcher at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and head of the Ecological Product Policy department. His key publications deal with product information schemes/eco-labelling, integrated product policy and life-cycle assessment (LCA); these include: Integrierte Produktpolitik (Metropolis), LCA in Business and Industry: Adoption Patterns, Applications and Implications (with Paolo Frankl; Springer, 1999) and Product Policy in Europe: New Environmental Perspectives (with F. Oosterhuis and G. Scholl (Kluwer, 1996). Dr Paolo Frankl is Assistant Professor of Technology of Materials within the Programme of Industrial Design at the University of Rome 1, ""La Sapienza"", and is scientific head of Ecobilancio Italia, a private research and consulting company based in Rome. His background is that of a semiconductor physicist with a PhD in Energy and Environmental Technologies from the University of Rome. His main research areas are the methodology of life-cycle assessment (LCA) and its application in industry and business, the applicability of LCA for eco-efficiency and integrated product policy, and renewable energy. He is author of several publications at national and international level, including LCA in Business and Industry: Adoption Patterns, Applications and Implications (with Frieder Rubik; Springer, 1999) and ""LCA as a Management Tool"" (in Handbook of Industrial Ecology, ed. R.U. Ayres and L. Ayres; Edward Elgar, 2002).
