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Materials and Sustainable Development / M. F. Ashby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashby, M. F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Materials--Environmental aspects.
- Materials.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (584 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, UK : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2023.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 1. Background: Materials, Energy and Sustainability2. What is a "Sustainable Development"?3. Assessing Sustainable Developments: The Steps4. Tools, Prompts and Checklists5. Materials Supply-Chain Risk6. Corporate Sustainability and Materials7. Introduction to Case Studies8. Scaling Up Biopolymer Production9. Wind Farms10. Case Study: Electric Cars11. Lighting12. Solar PV13. Bamboo for Sustainable Flooring14. The Vision: A Circular Materials Economy15. Data, Charts and Databases16. Guidance for Instructors Appendix. Useful Numbers.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Butterworth-Heinemann, viewed May 3, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9780323985468
- 0323985467
- 9780323983617
- 0323983618
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