Sustainability science and engineering : defining principles /

Sustainable development is commonly defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainability in engineering incorporates ethical and social issues into the design of products and processes th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Abraham, Martin A., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Sustainability science and engineering ; v. 1.
Temas:
Green chemistry > Congresses.
Environmental management > Congresses.
Sustainable development > Congresses.
Chimie verte > Congr�es.
Environnement > Gestion > Congr�es.
D�eveloppement durable > Congr�es.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Industrial & Technical.
Green chemistry.
Environmental management.
Sustainable development.
Congress
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congr�es.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Principles of sustainable engineering / Martin A. Abraham
  • The twelve principles of green engineering as a foundation for sustainability / P.T. Anastas and J.B. Zimmerman
  • Ethics of green engineering / P. Aarne Vesilind, Lauren Heine, Jamie R. Hendry and Susan A. Hamill
  • Green engineering education / Robert P. Hesketh, Michael H. Gregg and C. Stewart Slater
  • Systems thinking / Walter Olson
  • Systems and ecosystems / J.A. Russell, W.H. Peters, N.N. Craig and B.C. Coull
  • Life cycle based sustainability metrics / Gregory A. Keoleian and David V. Spitzley
  • Making safer chemicals / Ken Geiser
  • Renewable feedstocks / L. Moens
  • When is waste not a waste? / J.B. Zimmerman and P.T. Anastas
  • Socially constructed reality and its impact on technically trained professionals / Peter Melhus
  • Be creative : develop engineering solutions beyond current or dominant technologies, and improve, innovate, and invent technologies to achieve sustainability / Heather M. Cothron
  • Actively engage communities and stakeholders in the development of engineering solutions / L.G. Heine and M.L. Willard
  • Utilizing green engineering concepts in industrial conceptual process synthesis / Robert M. Counce and Samuel A Morton III
  • Clean chemical processing : cleaner production and waste / K.L. Mulholland
  • Role of chemical reaction engineering in sustainable process development / C. Tunca, P.A. Ramachandran and M.P. Dudukovic
  • Green engineering and nanotechnology / B.J. Yates and D.D. Dionysiou
  • Technology assessment for a more sustainable enterprise : the GSK experience / David J.C. Constable, Alan D. Curzons, Concepci�on Jim�enez-Gonz�alez, Robert E. Hannah and Virginia L. Cunningham
  • Engineering sustainable facilities / J.A. Vanegas
  • Engineering sustainable urban infrastructure / Anu Ramaswami
  • Implementing the San Destin green engineering principles in the automotive industry / M. Sibel Bulay Koyluoglu and Stephen L. Landes
  • Infusing sustainability in small- and medium-sized enterprises / Bert Bras
  • Sustainable design engineering and science : selected challenges and case studies / S.J. Skerlos, W.R. Morrow and J.J. Michalek.

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