Technological Innovation and Anthropogenic Material Flows

Liselotte Schebek (), Witold-Roger Poganietz, Silke Feifel and Saskia Ziemann
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Liselotte Schebek: Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institut IWAR
Witold-Roger Poganietz: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Silke Feifel: Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institut IWAR
Saskia Ziemann: Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institut IWAR

Chapter Chapter 10 in Competition and Conflicts on Resource Use, 2015, pp 135-153 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Throughout its history, humankind has made use of the earth’s natural resources. Humans have done this not only in the very basic sense as food for mere survival, but as a means of handicraft, industry, and cultural techniques that have shaped human society. The exploitation and use of resources depend on the available technology and on society’s stage of development. Technological progress and societal progress have always been closely interconnected, one enabling the other. Today the standard of living and social welfare in the most developed countries have reached a level that is unique in history although large parts of the world’s population still do not participate in the abundance of goods and of welfare.

Keywords: Life Cycle Assessment; Material Flow; Life Cycle Inventory; Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Material Flow Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10954-1_10

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