Contents

Title Page and Notice	i
National Academies Statement	iii
Preface	v
Information Systems and the Environment: Overview and Perspectives	1
Braden R. Allenby, W. Dale Compton, and Deanna J. Richards
The Information Revolution and Sustainability: Mutually Reinforcing Dimensions of the Human Future	15
Braden R. Allenby
Intellectual Property Rights in Data	45
Julie E. Cohen and William M. Martin
Improving Environmental Knowledge Sharing	59
Deanna J. Richards and Michael R. Kabjian
Using Environmental Knowledge Systems at DuPont	81
John Carberry
Environmental Information Management Systems at Rhône-Poulenc	87
James W. Heptinstall
Environmental Knowledge-Sharing in Manufacturing	95
Thomas E. Graedel
Modular Design for Recyclability: Implementation and Knowledge Dissemination	105
Kosuke Ishii
Environmental Information in Supply-Chain Design and Coordination	115
Paul R. Kleindorfer and Eli M. Snir
Simulation Models for Information Sharing and Collaboration	139
Joseph A. Heim
Industrial Research and Development Collaborations: Increasing Environmental Knowledge for Competitive Advantage	151
Paul C. Killgoar, Jr.
InfoSleuth: An Emerging Technology for Sharing Distributed Environmental Information	159
Greg Pitts and Jerry Fowler
Public Access to Environmental Information	173
Patrick D. Eagan, Lynda M. Wiese, and David S. Liebl
Internet Global Environmental Information Sharing	185
Joshua Knauer and Maurice Rickard
Knowledge Networking for Global Sustainability: New Modes of Cyberpartnering	195
Nazli Choucri
Biographical Data	211
Index	219