Factor X

Preface

I. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: A Global Challenge

1. Global Material Flows and Their Environmental Impacts

2. Improving Resource Efficiency – Key Question for Ecology and Economy

3. Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

4. Economic Growth and Resource Use

5. Resource Protection Policy from an Ngo Perspective

6. Developing a Legal Framework for Resource Conservation

Ii. Securing a Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials

7. An International Metal Covenant – A Step Towards Sustainable Global Material Flows?

8. The Austrian Raw Materials Plan

Iii. Sustainable Production and Consumption

9. Material Efficiency in the Production of Goods

Iv. Further Development of a Sound Waste Management

10. The Contribution of Recycling to Sustainability/ Strategies for Recycling and Resource Conservation

11. Perspectives for a Resource Efficient Waste Management

V. Taking into Account the Whole Life Cycle: Three Examples

12. Construction and Housing

12.1. Sustainment of the Existing Property

12.2. High Quality Recycling of Demolition Wastes

13. Rare Metals

13.1. The Importance of Rare/Critical Metals for Emerging (Green) Technologies (Titel Wird Noch Von Reller Verändert, Richtung)          

13.2. Precious and Special Metal Recycling: Economical and Technical Aspects

13.3. Transboundary Shipment of Electronic Scrap

14. The Limited Resources of Phosphorus and How to Close the Phosphorus Cycle

Vi. Concluding Chapter

15. About the Need of a Resource Efficiency Programme

Index