Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering

by Graedel, T. E.
ISBN: 9780136008064
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KEY BENEFIT The first book of its kind devoted completely to industrial ecology/green engineering, this introduction uses industrial ecology principles and cases to ground the discussion of sustainable engineering-and offers practical and reasonable approaches to design decisions. KEY TOPICS Technology and Sustainability; Industrial Ecology(IE) and Sustainable Engineering (SE) Concepts; Relevance of Biological Ecology to Technology; Metabolic Analysis; Technological Change and Evolving Risk; Social Dimensions of Industrial Ecology; Concept of Sustainability; SE; Industrial Product Development; Design for Environment and for Sustainability; Introduction to Life-Cycle Assessment; LCA Impact and Interpretation Stages; Streamlining the LCA Process; Systems Analysis; Industrial Ecosystems; Material Flow Analysis; National Material Accounts; Energy and IE; Water and IE; Urban IE; Modeling in IE; Scenarios for IE; Status of Resources; IE and SE in Developing Countries; IE and Sustainability in the Corporation/Government/Society MARKET A useful reference for professionals in environmental science, environmental policy, and engineering.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Graedel, T. E.
  • ISBN: 9780136008064
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.10 x 1.00
  • Number Of Pages: 432
  • Publication Year: 2009
Language: English