Raw Materials and the Environment

Environmental awareness
Introduction
Environmental planning
Population growth
Economic growth
Raw material demand trends
	In relation to economic growth
	In relation to population growth
	Demand trends for wood
	Developed vs. developing nations
Raw material supply prospects
	Non-renewable materials
		Metals
		Cement-based products
		Plastics
	Renewable materials
		Wood
			Natural forests
			Plantations
		Agriculturally derived fiber
			Crop residues
			Fiber crops
Doing nothing is not an alternative
Environmental impacts associated with raw material production
	Metals
	Cement-based products
	Plastics
	Wood
An examination of forest harvest and wood use misperceptions abound
Options to use of wood
Summary