Materials and sustainable development
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...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Oxford, UK :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
[2024]
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| Edition | Second edition. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780323985468 0323985467 9780323983617 0323983618 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) |
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Table of 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