Striebig, Bradley A.,

Engineering applications in sustainable design and development / Engineering applications in sustainable design & development Sustainable design and development Sustainable design & development Bradley A. Striebig, Adebayo A. Ogundipe, Maria Papadakis. - xvi, 762 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm

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.

1133629776 9781133629771

2014947844


Sustainable engineering--Textbooks
Sustainable development--Textbooks

TA170 / .S77 2016

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