TY - BOOK AU - Striebig,Bradley A. AU - Ogundipe,Adebayo A. AU - Papadakis,Maria TI - Engineering applications in sustainable design and development SN - 1133629776 AV - TA170 .S77 2016 U1 - 628 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Australia PB - Cengage Learning KW - Sustainable engineering KW - Textbooks KW - Sustainable development N1 - 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 N2 - "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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1509/2014947844-b.html ER -