7. Policy analysis illustrated with case studies
1. Introduction
2. The Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
3. Ecological economics
4. Industrial ecology
5. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) and eco-design
6. Input-output analysis
7. Policy analysis illustrated with case studies
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Policy implications
7.2.1. The IPP bottom line
7.2.2. Objective 1: Making consumption ‘reasonable’
7.2.3. Reducing material consumption
7.2.4. Shifting to consuming function rather than matter
7.2.5. Objective 2: Organizing end-of-life management of products
7.2.6. Objective 3: Incremental improvement through eco-design
7.2.7. Enhancing competitiveness
7.3. Case study 1: the passenger car
7.3.1. Motivation
7.3.2. The car – what issues can a policy address?
7.3.3. Policy attempts to address problems related to cars
7.3.4. Implications
7.4. Case study 2: the Netherlands
7.4.1. Motivation
7.4.2. Environmental policy in the Netherlands – an overview
7.4.3. Products in Dutch environmental policy
7.4.4. Implications
7.5. Summary and conclusions