Technologies to Reduce Materials Flows in the United States

2004年将举办一次讲习班，目的是确定美国在减少物资流动影响方面面临的重大挑战，以利用有关国家物资流动的新信息，以发现现有的或需要的跨部门技术来应对这些挑战。物流核算数据将有助于识别大流量或高危险的物流。四个改进领域也将有助于集中努力：1)副产品材料交换方面的协同作用，惠及至少两个部门；2)联合开发至少两个部门共有的技术；3)技术转让；以及4)最佳做法。这次研讨会的动机是由国家科学院和WRI最近在物质流和能源核算方面的工作。研讨会的重点是这些数据可以使新的研究路线成为可能的一种方式。来自工业界、国家实验室和学术界的专家将被邀请加入组委会。该委员会将安排一次初步的视频会议或网络会议。随后将举行完整的研讨会，并将根据先前的材料流动分析和组委会会议确定更大的与会者群体。确定跨部门协同效应和随之而来的效率将产生更广泛的影响，这可能是这次研讨会可能带来的潜在社会效益。跨学科团队以及非政府组织和学术界之间的伙伴关系为思想的交叉培养提供了丰富的来源。研讨会结果的最终报告将分发给资源行业的领导人、大学教师、政府管理人员和学生。

A workshop aimed at Identifying the Grand Challenges to Reducing the Impact of Materials Flows in the United States will be held in 2004 to exploit new information on national Materials Flows to discover existing or needed cross-sectoral technologies to address these challenges. Materials flows accounting data will serve to identify high volume or high hazard materials flows. Four areas of improvement will serve to focus the effort as well: 1) synergy in byproduct materials exchange with benefits accruing to at least two sectors; 2) joint development of technologies common to at least two sectors; 3) technology transfer; and 4) best practices. This workshop is motivated by the recent work on Materials Flows and Energy Accounting by the National Academies and the WRI. The workshop focuses on one way in which these data could enable new lines of research. Experts from industry, the national labs, and academia will be invited to join an organizing committee. This committee will arrange a preliminary videoconferencing or net-meeting. The full workshop will follow and a larger group of attendees will be defined based on the prior Materials Flows analysis and meeting of the organizing committee.The broader impacts from identifying cross-sectoral synergies and the efficiencies that could ensue are potent societal benefits that could follow from this workshop. The cross-disciplinary team and the partnership between and NGO and academia offer a rich source for cross-fertilization of ideas. A final report of workshop results will be disseminated to leaders in the resource industries, university faculty, government managers, and students.