Engineering applications in sustainable design and development / Bradley A. Striebig, Adebayo A. Ogundipe, Maria Papadakis.
Material type: TextPublisher: Australia : Cengage Learning, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: xvi, 762 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour) ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1133629776
- 9781133629771
- Engineering applications in sustainable design & development
- Sustainable design and development
- Sustainable design & development
- 628 23
- TA170 .S77 2016
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 628 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A557371B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
chapter 1. Sustainability, engineering, and design -- chapter 2. Analyzing sustainability using engineering science -- chapter 3. Biogeochemical cycles -- chapter 4. Water quality impacts -- chapter 5. Impacts on air quality -- chapter 6. The carbon cycle and energy balances -- chapter 7. Models for sustainable engineering -- chapter 8. Enegery conservation and development -- chapter 9. Industrial ecology -- chapter 10. Life cycle analysis -- chapter 11. Sustainability and the built environment -- chapter 12. Challenges and opportunities for sustainability in practice.
"ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT is an invaluable resource for today's engineering student. Focusing on pressing contemporary issues, the text puts product design in the context of models of sustainability. Relevant case studies from across the globe will be of interest to engineers in training, and active learning exercises in each chapter help students learn to apply theory to real world situations."--Publisher description.
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