Materials and the environment : eco-informed material choice / Michael F. Ashby.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, c2009Description: xi, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781856176088 (pbk.); 1856176088 (pbk.)Subject(s): Materials -- Environmental aspectsDDC classification: 620.11 LOC classification: TA403.6 | .A84 2009| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : material dependence -- Resource consumption and its drivers -- The materials life cycle -- End of first life : a problem or a resource? -- The long reach of legislation -- Ecodata : values, sources, precision -- Eco-audits and eco-audit tools -- Selection strategies -- Eco-informed material selection -- Sustainability : living on renewables -- The bigger picture : future options -- Material profiles -- Appendix : useful numbers and conversions.
"As concerns for the environment grows, there is a corresponding trend to incorporate sustainability into engineering education. Materials and the Environment addresses this growing concern with this full-length text devoted exclusively to the environmental aspects of materials."--BOOK JACKET.
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