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Ecological Modernization Theory: Developing a Consensus with the Addition of Green and Sustainable Remediation

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Ecological Modernization Theory (EMT) started as a school of thought that focused on the required institutional changes in modern industrial societies so that it is possible to overcome the ecological crisis caused by the societies themselves (Mol 1995). The basic idea behind this theory is that it is possible to solve the current environmental problems by means of the existing institutions in the society.

Green and Sustainable Remediation (GSR) is accepted most widely as the definition provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is the site-specific employment of products, processes, technologies, and procedures that mitigate contaminant risk to receptors while making decision that are cognizant of balancing community goals, economic impacts, and environmental effects.

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Antecedents to the Ecological Modernization

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the environmental problems started to attract the general attention in the western...

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  1. Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Alex V. Smith

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Uriel Garza-Rubalcava

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Smith, A.V., Garza-Rubalcava, U. (2019). Ecological Modernization Theory: Developing a Consensus with the Addition of Green and Sustainable Remediation. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71059-4_39-1

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