Konosuke (‘Kos’) Ishii: if it cannot be modeled, it cannot be sold
It is all Catherines fault. She was working on a dissertation on recycling and was looking for support outside Stanford University. She stumbled across me and as a result I stumbled across Kos. I learned two things from him which few people in the environmental world have come to grips with, even today: it is about value chains (see also chapter 5.1) and about making recycling strategies (see chapter 7.2). Why is dealing with these issues such a problem? Why are there still so many ‘beliefs’ in these fields? It seems that this is because both items cannot be modeled with quantitative formulae. That kind of challenge fits very well in the great tradition of American universities in general, and of Stanford University in particular. If this could be done it would create a clear baseline and from that foundation you could tackle every issue in a pragmatic way. Even in territories where the model is not applicable in a precise fashion it will be helpful. Kos and his group excel at this type of work; they are one of the best, if not the best, in the world. I was taken on board as a visiting professor of Kos’ group with the idea that EcoDesign would be the main subject. The initial assignment was to find out what it could mean for American industry. Soon the attention turned however to models of the value chain and recycling strategies.
国际会议
The 4th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology(第四届固体废物管理与技术国际会议)
北京
英文
363-364
2009-11-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）