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Sustainability science and engineering : defining principles /

Sustainable development is commonly defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainability in engineering incorporates ethical and social issues into the design of products and processes th...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Abraham, Martin A., 1961
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: Sustainability science and engineering ; v. 1
Subjects:
Green chemistry > Congresses
Environmental management > Congresses
Sustainable development > Congresses
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Industrial & Technical
Green chemistry
Environmental management
Sustainable development
Electronic books
Conference papers and proceedings
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/18712711/1
Summary: Sustainable development is commonly defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainability in engineering incorporates ethical and social issues into the design of products and processes that will be used to benefit society as a whole. Sustainability Science and Engineering, Volume 1: Defining Principles sets out a series of "Sustainable Engineering Principles" that will help engineers design products and services to meet societal needs with minimal impact on the global ecosystem. Using speci
Item Description: Results of the conference "Green engineering : defining the principles." cf. Pref.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvii, 518 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780444517128
044451712X
9780080481272
0080481272
Index Number: TP155
CLC: X38
Contents: Principles of sustainable engineering / Martin A. Abraham -- The twelve principles of green engineering as a foundation for sustainability / P.T. Anastas and J.B. Zimmerman -- Ethics of green engineering / P. Aarne Vesilind, Lauren Heine, Jamie R. Hendry and Susan A. Hamill -- Green engineering education / Robert P. Hesketh, Michael H. Gregg and C. Stewart Slater -- Systems thinking / Walter Olson -- Systems and ecosystems / J.A. Russell, W.H. Peters, N.N. Craig and B.C. Coull -- Life cycle based sustainability metrics / Gregory A. Keoleian and David V. Spitzley -- Making safer chemicals / K

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