Sustainable development for engineers : a handbook and resource guide / edited by Karel Mulder.

Contributor(s):

Mulder, Karel, 1956- [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Sheffield : Greenleaf, 2006Description: 288 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1874719195
9781874719199

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

628 22

Contents:

1. Why do we need sustainability? -- 2. Why is the current world system unsustainable? -- 3. Patterns of development -- 4. Sustainable development and economic, social and political structures -- 5. Technology : the culprit or the saviour? -- 6. Measuring sustainability -- 7. Sustainable development and the company : why, what and how? -- 8. Design and sustainable development -- 9. Innovation processes -- 10. Technology for sustainable development.

Review: "Concise but comprehensive, the book examines the key tools, skills and techniques that can be used in engineering design and management to ensure that whole-life costs and impacts of engineering schemes are addressed at every stage of planning, implementation and disposal. The book also aims to demonstrate through real-life examples the tangible benefits that have already been achieved in many engineering projects, and to highlight how real improvements can be, and are being, made. Each chapter ends with a series of questions and exercises for the student to undertake." "Sustainable Development for Engineers will be essential reading for all engineers and scientists concerned with sustainable development. In particular, it provides key reading and learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate students reading environmental, chemical, civil or mechanical engineering, manufacturing and design, environmental science, green chemistry and environmental management."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Concise but comprehensive, the book examines the key tools, skills and techniques that can be used in engineering design and management to ensure that whole-life costs and impacts of engineering schemes are addressed at every stage of planning, implementation and disposal. The book also aims to demonstrate through real-life examples the tangible benefits that have already been achieved in many engineering projects, and to highlight how real improvements can be, and are being, made. Each chapter ends with a series of questions and exercises for the student to undertake." "Sustainable Development for Engineers will be essential reading for all engineers and scientists concerned with sustainable development. In particular, it provides key reading and learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate students reading environmental, chemical, civil or mechanical engineering, manufacturing and design, environmental science, green chemistry and environmental management."--BOOK JACKET.

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