Materials and the environment : eco-informed material choice /

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Materials and the Environment, Third Edition, discusses the history of our increasing dependence on materials and energy. The book explains where materials come from and how they are used in a variety of industries, along with their lifecycle and relationship to energy and carbon. In addition, it co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ashby, M. F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, [2021]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Materials > Environmental aspects.
Matériaux > Aspect de l'environnement.
Materials > Environmental aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Material Dependence 2. Resource Consumption and its Drivers 3. The Material Life Cycle 4. End of First Life
  • A Problem or a Resource? 5. The Long Reach of Legislation 6. Eco-data
  • Values, Sources, Precision 7. Eco-audits and Eco-audit Tools 8. Case Studies: Eco-audits 9. Material Selection Strategies 10. Eco-informed Materials Selection 11. Sustainability: Living Within Our Means 12. Materials for Low-Carbon Power 13. Material Efficiency 14. The Bigger Picture: Future Option 15. Material Profiles

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