Sustainable Engineering: Principles and Implementation

ISBN-13: 9781498774581 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 216 str.

Catherine Mulligan

Opis

Due to the constraints on resources and the environment, engineers are faced with new challenges. While it is generally believed that the concepts of sustainable development must be adhered to protect future generations, in practice it is very difficult. Therefore, the focus of this book is to provide both conceptual understanding and practical skills to apply sustainable engineering principles to engineering design. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability as it applies to engineering. It will describe the tools, protocols and guidelines that are currently available through case studies and examples from around the world.

Spis treści

Preface; An Introduction to Sustainable Development; Sustainable Engineering Theory and Concepts; Life-Cycle Assessment for Sustainability; Guidelines and Legislative Frameworks Related to Sustainable Engineering; Sustainable Resource, Material and Energy Use; Principles and Tools of Sustainable Design; Implementation of Sustainable Engineering Practices; References.

O autorze

Catherine N. Mulligan, BSc, MEng, PhD, holds a Concordia research chair in geoenvironmentalsustainability (tier I) and is full professor and associate dean, Research and Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science of Concordia University, Canada. She has authored more than 80 refereed papers in various journals, authored, coedited, or coauthored five other books, holds three patents, and has supervised to completion more than 40 graduate students. She is the director of the new Concordia Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems. The new institute trains students in sustainable development practices and performs research into new systems, technologies, and solutions for environmental sustainability.