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Materials and sustainable development / Michael Ashby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashby, M. F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Materials--Environmental aspects.
- Materials.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (colour), maps (colour)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, UK : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2024]
- Contents:
- 1. Background: Materials, Energy and Sustainability<br>2. What is a "Sustainable Development#x94;?<br>3. Assessing Sustainable Developments: The Steps<br>4. Tools, Prompts and Checklists<br>5. Materials Supply-Chain Risk<br>6. Corporate Sustainability and Materials<br>7. Introduction to Case Studies<br>8. Scaling Up Biopolymer Production<br>9. Wind Farms<br>10. Case Study: Electric Cars<br>11. Lighting<br>12. Solar PV<br>13. Bamboo for Sustainable Flooring<br>14. The Vision: A Circular Materials Economy<br>15. Data, Charts and Databases<br>16. Guidance for Instructors<br>Appendix. Useful Numbers
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2015.
- Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 15, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9780323985468
- 0323985467
- Publisher Number:
- 99994916672
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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