study on demartlisation its impact and effects project
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Dematerialization refers to the ‘absolute or relative reduction in the quantity of materials used and/or the quantity of waste generated in the production of a unit of economic output’ (Cleveland and Ruth 1998, p. 16). It is considered a crucial strategy for advancing industrial ecology at the societal level. However, the suggestion to develop a service economy that is based on the delivery of function rather than products, intermingles with other debates on dematerialization. For several decades, it has been a central issue in concerns over society's dependency of, and impact on, natural resources. Society's intensity of materials use has strategic, geo-political, and security implications, in addition to environmental significance. Countries strive for some basic level of materials autarchy, especially the US, which may be realized by increasing direct control over, or reducing the level of dependency on, critical resources.
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Dematerialization refers to the ‘absolute or relative reduction in the quantity of materials used and/or the quantity of waste generated in the production of a unit of economic output’ (Cleveland and Ruth 1998, p. 16). It is considered a crucial strategy for advancing industrial ecology at the societal level. However, the suggestion to develop a service economy that is based on the delivery of function rather than products, intermingles with other debates on dematerialization. For several decades, it has been a central issue in concerns over society's dependency of, and impact on, natural resources. Society's intensity of materials use has strategic, geo-political, and security implications, in addition to environmental significance. Countries strive for some basic level of materials autarchy, especially the US, which may be realized by increasing direct control over, or reducing the level of dependency on, critical resources.