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dematerialization: a standalone construct

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Industrial ecology

decline over time in the weight of materials used to meet economic functions, measured per unit of output or service.

In industrial ecology, dematerialization refers to decline over time in the weight of materials used to meet economic functions, measured per unit of output or service. This meaning comes from Herman (1990) in Technological Forecasting and Social Change.[1]

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  1. Herman, R., Ardekani, S. A., & Ausubel, J. H. (1990). Dematerialization. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 38(4), 333-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-1625(90)90003-e

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