Title: Wood in Our Future: Proceedings of a Symposium : Environmental Implications of Wood As a Raw Material for Industrial Use
Author: Board on Agriculture, National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication Date: 1997-06
Number Of Pages: 127
Product Details
Paperback: 127 pages
Publisher: National Academies Press (January 1997)
Language: English
ISBN: 0309057450
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #883,466 in Books
Description
The United States produces 25% of the world's wood output, and wood supports a major segment of the U.S. industrial base. Trees provide fiber, resins, oils, pulp, food, paper, pharmaceuticals, fuel, many products used in home construction, and numerous other products. The use of wood as a raw material must consider production efficiencies and natural resource conservation as well as efficient, profitable use of solid wood, its residues, and by-products.
To better assess the use of wood as a raw material, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service asked the National Research Council's Board on Agriculture to bring together experts to review the analytical techniques used to follow the life-cycle of wood production--from tree to product--and assess the environmental impacts. This resulting book provides a base of current knowledge, identifying what data are lacking, where future efforts should be focused, and what is known about the methodologies used to assess environmental impacts. The book also focuses on national and international efforts to develop integrated environmental, economic, and energy accounting methologies.
Table of Contents
FRONT MATTER i-xii
OVERVIEW 1-10
LIFE-CYCLE THINKING For WOOD AND PAPER PRODUCTS 11-16
COMMITTEE ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES For INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS: A LOOK BACK AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FUTURE 17-26
ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WOOD USED AS A RAW MATERIAL IN NORTH AMERICA 27-35
EUROPEAN ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES 36-46
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION For STANDARDIZATION: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS STANDARDS 47-51
INDUSTRIAL MARKETPLACE PRODUCT DECISION MAKING 52-53
LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT For PAPER PRODUCTS 54-68
CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING ON WOOD PRODUCTS 69-76
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPLIED TO DECISION MAKING 77-91
POLICIES TODAY AND For THE FUTURE 92-100
WORKING GROUP SUMMARY AND ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION 101-116
ANNEX 1: LIFE-CYCLE STRESSor EFFECTS ASSESSMENT 117-123
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM 124-130
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