资源描述：
《教材_Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER)》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、CorporateEnvironmentalResponsibility(CER)ThesissubmittedinfulfilmentoftherequirementsfortheawardofDoctorofPhilosophyKelDummettCentreforDesignSchoolofArchitectureandDesignDesignandSocialContextPortfolioRMITUniversityMelbourne,VictoriaJuly20081DeclarationIherebydec
2、larethat,exceptwheredueacknowledgementhasbeenmade,theworkpresentedinthisthesisismyown.Thethesishasnotbeensubmittedpreviously,inwholeorinpart,toqualifyforanyotheracademicaward.Thecontentofthethesisistheresultofwork,whichhasbeencarriedoutsincetheofficialcommencemen
3、tdateoftheapprovedresearchprogram.Anyeditorialwork,paidorunpaid,carriedoutbyathirdpartisacknowledged.SignedDate_________________________________________KelDummett2AcknowledgmentsFirstlyIwanttoacknowledgethefinancialandacademicsupportprovidedbytheCooperativeResear
4、chCentreforIntelligentManufacturingandSystemsTechnology(CRC-IMST)bywayofa3-yearscholarshiptopursuethisresearch,andassistanceprovidedatresearchstudents’workshopsconductedbytheCRC.SecondlyIwanttoacknowledgethesupportandassistanceprovidedbytheDesignandSocialContextP
5、ortfolioatRMITUniversity,andspecificallytheCentreforDesign.IwanttothankallthestaffandvisitingacademicsandstudentsattheCentreandparticularlyformerDirectorsJohnGertsakisandHelenLewisfortheirinvaluablehelp.ParticularlyJohnforhisguidanceandadviceearlyon.Andfinally,bu
6、tcertainlynotleast,Iwanttothankmytwosupervisors:MikeBerryandTonyDalton,forbeingexcellentsupervisors,whokeptmeontask,providedencouragementatvitaltimes,andespeciallyMike,asmyprimarysupervisor,whowasalwaysavailableformeetingsandpeptalks,andprovidedinvaluableandtimel
7、ycommentstomyvariousdraftsalongthewayandthroughthere-writingprocess.3LISTOFTABLES8LISTOFFIGURES9ABSTRACT10CHAPTER1CRISES,WHATCRISIS?THEENVIRONMENTALIMPERATIVE121.1Background121.1.1Thecontextofthisresearch121.1.2EnvironmentalRisk131.1.3NatureoftheEnvironmentalCris
8、is141.1.4Growthatallcosts:TheWesterncapitalisteconomicmodel181.2.AreasofResearch191.2.1Keyresearchareas191.2.2ResearchQuestions201.3.Methodology211.3.1Approach
