Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-243) and index.

Introduction -- A structural decomposition of energy consumption based on a hybrid rectangular input-output framework -- A spatial structural decomposition analysis of the Chinese and Japanese energy demand -- An empirical analysis of industrial waste embodied in the 1995 Japanese economy A simple multi-regional input-output account for waste analysis -- Measuring spatial repercussion effects -- Inter-industry analysis, consumption structure, and the household waste production structure -- The economic and environmental consequences of automobile lifetime extension and fuel economy improvement -- Does product lifetime extension increase our income at the expense of energy consumption.