
Materials and Sustainable Development
Michael F. Ashby(Author)
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 26. August 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
584 pages
978-0-323-98361-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Woburn
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Students of materials science and sustainable engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level, including interdisciplinary courses and programs in sustainability / roughly 60,000 students per year in materials science courses that cover sustainable development and 2,500 students taking a dedicated course in sustainable engineering and design; Materials and design engineers.
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
934 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-323-98361-7 (9780323983617)
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Materials and Sustainable Development
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Michael F. Ashby
Materials and Sustainable Development
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Person
Mike Ashby is one of the world's foremost authorities on materials selection. He is sole or lead author of several of Elsevier's top selling engineering textbooks, including Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Materials and the Environment, Materials and Sustainable Development, and Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design. He is also co-author of the books Engineering Materials 1&2, and Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design.
Author
Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London, UK
Content
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
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