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Encyclopedia of sustainable technologies / edited by Martin Abraham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abraham, Martin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable engineering--Encyclopedias.
- Sustainable engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
- Contents:
- E9780323903868v1_WEB
- Cover
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES
- EDITOR BIOGRAPHY
- EDITORIAL BOARD
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOR VOLUME 1
- CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1
- Introduction to Systems Analysis
- Key Points
- Introduction: Systems Concepts
- Systems Analysis
- Supporting Methods for Systems Analysis
- Conclusions: Trends in Systems Analysis and Systems Engineering
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further Reading
- Environmental Management Systems-History and New Tendencies
- Rationale and Definition
- Structure and Elements
- Standards and Other Frameworks
- Worldwide Implementation
- Benefits and Costs of Environmental Management Systems
- Conclusions and Future Tendencies
- Participatory Modeling for Sustainability
- Objectives/Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Defining Sustainability
- Participatory Modeling
- Tools and Methods
- PM in the Social Media Era
- Conclusions
- Relevant Websites
- Towards Understanding and Managing Sustainable Complex, Dynamic Environmental/Economic/Social Systems-The Evolving Role...
- Environmental Management From a Systems Perspective
- A Systemic Approach to EMS
- Environmental Management Tools for the DO Stage
- Summary
- Conclusion
- Theoretical Systems Modeling Framework for Sustainability Using Bayesian and Dynamic Bayesian Networks
- Sustainability as a Complex Network
- Theoretical Systems Modeling Frameworks
- Acknowledgements
- Including Nature in Engineering Decisions for Sustainability
- Biomimicry
- Industrial Symbiosis
- Circular Economy
- Ecological Engineering
- Green Infrastructure
- Techno-Ecological Synergy
- Measuring Sustainability Systems
- Modeling Sustainability Systems: General Concepts on Measurement
- Application of the Model Approach to Illustrate How the Sustainability Footprint, Represented by the Aggregate...
- Evaluating Uncertainties Using the Metrological Approach: Case Studies
- Metrics-Based Measurement: The Process Analysis Method
- The Need for Sustainability Measurement
- The Triple Bottom Line
- Capital Assets or Stocks
- Requirements of an Assessment Framework
- The Process Analysis Method
- Experience with Sustainability Assessments
- A Life Cycle Approach to Measuring Sustainability
- Life Cycle Approach to Measuring Sustainability
- Measuring Sustainability: Illustrative Examples
- Overview of LCA-History, Concept, and Methodology
- What is LCA?
- Why Should we Use LCA?
- Types of Impacts Captured
- Limitations of LCA
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed May 9, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9780443222870
- 0443222878
- Publisher Number:
- 90100401028
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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