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Written for the general reader, the second volume of this encyclopedia offers a broad range of business-related topics focusing on their participation in sustainability. Each entry begins with an overview of the concept or industry, its estimated total value, proponents and associations, and its recent history. The entry then delves into the way the industry or concept has shifted with regard to environmental models. As a typical example, the entry on the steel industry describes refining processes that demonstrate efficiency in their use of energy and materials, various types of emissions, recycling, developments in production, and uses of steel. In keeping with the business-friendly approach of the volume, all the sources cited for the steel entry are metal industry and metal research sources, fully omitting environmental sources on particular industry sites and practices. Most references cited throughout the encyclopedia are webpages, with the date retrieved noted. Contributors include some academics; most are researchers and free-lance writers worldwide. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
