Books by National Academy of Engineering

Examines industrial circulation of materials, energy efficiency strategies, "green" accounting, life-cycle analysis, and other approaches for preventing pollution and improving performance. This book also looks at issues of special concern to business, such as measuring and shaping public perceptions and marketing "green" products to consumers.

Offers a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have potential military application, such as information technologies, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology.

Provides a surprising projection of a much greener planet, based on long-range analysis of trends in the efficient use of energy, materials, and land. This book offers fresh analyses useful for those in the environmental arena concerned with global change, sustainable development, and profitable investments in technology.