Materials and the Environment Eco-Informed Material Choice

Name: Materials and the Environment Eco-Informed Material Choice
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ISBN: 9780123859716

ISBN-10: 0123859719

ISBN-13: 9780123859716

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Michael F. Ashby

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As concern for the environment grows, there is a corresponding trend among colleges and universities worldwide to incorporate sustainability into engineering education. Addressing this growing trend "Materials and the Environment," by renowned materials authority Mike Ashby, is the first book devoted exclusively to the environmental aspects of materials, a core subject area for undergraduate students in several engineering disciplines, including mechanical, materials, civil, aerospace, manufacturing and design. With in-depth coverage of such topics as material consumption and its drivers, the material lifecycle, eco-informed material selection, renewable materials and sustainability, along…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 5/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 628
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.21" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments



Introduction: material dependence



Resource consumption and its drivers



The material life cycle



End of first life: a problem or a resource?



The long reach of legislation



Eco-data: values, sources/precision



Eco-audits and eco-audit tools



Case studies: eco-audits



Material selection strategies



Eco-informed materials selection



Sustainability: living within our means



Materials for low-carbon power



Material efficiency



The bigger picture: future options



Material profiles


Appendix-Useful numbers and conversions


Index