Materials and Sustainable Development, Second Edition, written by noted materials selection authority Mike Ashby, provides a structure and framework for analyzing sustainable development and the role of materials in it. The book's aim is to introduce ways of exploring sustainable development to readers in a way that avoids simplistic interpretations and approaches complexity in a systematic way. There is no completely 'right' answer to questions of sustainable development, instead, there is a thoughtful, well-researched response that recognizes concerns of stakeholders, conflicting priorities, and the economic, legal and social aspects of the technology and its environmental legacy.
The intent of the book is not to offer solutions to sustainability challenges but rather to improve the quality of discussion and enable informed, balanced debate. This updated edition has been updated to reflect new insights, regulatory trends and other developments that have occurred since publication of the previous edition.
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1. Background: Materials, Energy and Sustainability
2. What is a “Sustainable Development?
3. Assessing Sustainable Developments: The Steps
4. Tools, Prompts and Checklists
5. Materials Supply-Chain Risk
6. Corporate Sustainability and Materials
7. Introduction to Case Studies
8. Scaling Up Biopolymer Production
9. Wind Farms
10. Case Study: Electric Cars
11. Lighting
12. Solar PV
13. Bamboo for Sustainable Flooring
14. The Vision: A Circular Materials Economy
15. Data, Charts and Databases
16. Guidance for Instructors
Appendix. Useful Numbers
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Brings together the materials, environmental, regulatory, social and economic aspects of developments that claim to be sustainable
Describes sustainable development in increasingly detailed progression, from a broad overview to specific tools and methods
Includes updated chapter length case studies on topics such as biopolymers, electric cars, bamboo, and lighting that vividly illustrate the sustainable development process from a materials perspective
Covers business and economic aspects in chapters on corporate sustainability and the "circular materials economy"
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780323983617
Publisert
2022-08-26
Utgave
2. utgave
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Vendor
Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Vekt
940 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
584
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