A handbook of industrial ecology pt. 1. Context and history pt. 2. Methodology pt. 3. Economics and industrial ecology pt. 4. Industrial ecology at the national regional level pt. 5. Industrial ecology at the sectoral materials level pt. 6. Applications and policy implications Industrial ecology is coming of age and this superb book brings together leading scholars to present a state of the art overviews of the subject. Each part of the book comprehensively covers the following issues in a systematic style: the goals and achievements of industrial ecology and the history of the field; methodology covering the main approaches to analysis and assessment; economics and industrial ecology; industrial ecology at the national regional level; industrial ecology at the sectoral materials level; and applications and policy implications