MITI´s activities toward the construction of a socio-economic system with sustainable material cycles

Author

Nakatomi, Taizo

Author_Institution

Div. of Environ. Ind., Minist. of Int. Trade & Ind., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1999

fDate

1-3 Feb 1999

Firstpage

810

Lastpage

812

Abstract

Japan´s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is committed to the construction of a society with minimized inputs of energy and resources and minimized outputs of wastes and pollutants. To achieve this goal, a socio-economic system with sustainable material cycles needs to be developed, and MITI has been supporting the development through various policy measures, including legislation to promote recycling. The ISO 14000 series is regarded as a key mechanism in the facilitation, evaluation and realization of this system. Local government activities that support the goals of zero emissions societies are also being encouraged through the “Eco-Town” project

Keywords

ISO standards; environmental factors; project engineering; socio-economic effects; Eco-Town project; ISO 14000 series; Japan; government activities; legislation; pollutants; recycling promotion; socio-economic system; sustainable material cycles; wastes; zero emissions societies; Building materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0007-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747720

Filename

747720