How Game Theory Can be Applied to Cleaner Production
In the context of ‘Sustainable Development”,all materials can be deemed as ‘hazardous” in certain situations because of the inherent risk,such as the various stages of the lifecycle,i.e.production,delivery,use and final disposal.Furthermore,with the aggravation of the crisis of ‘Climate Change” all over the world,cleaner production should be an effective way to mitigate environmental impact and thus reduce the environmental risk / carbon footprint caused by the ‘hazardous materials”.Therefore,to provide better and safer products for the public and achieve commercial sustainability,it is the duty of governments to regulate the production process to ensure‘safe” products not only in use,but also for the environment.The question is whether this is sufficient.However,it is thought that manufacturers,in general,will tend to focus primarily on profit and thus would be reluctant adopt more sustainable practices.Is this true? It is often assumed that manufacturers have neglected their higher moral responsibility to provide‘environmentally sound” products having due regard to the Triple Bottom Line.Here,this paper introduces a novel approach using game theory to better understand these dilemmas and provide insight into the problem situation.The initial game is based upon a ”Two-person” game model which permits various strategic options selected by the Govemment and Manufacturers,respectively,to promote cleaner production whilst maximizing the economical benefits.The initial results suggest the approach suggested is worthy of further investigation and perhaps that the optimized strategy is that Manufacturers upgrade existing production mode to be cleaner,whilst Government may increase revenue.
Hazardous Materials Clean Production Game Theory Decision Making
Rui Zhao
Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University,Chengdu,611756
国内会议
第十一届全国博士生学术年会专题——节能环保与污染防治技术分会场论坛
成都
英文
551-557
2013-10-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）