Treatise on Sustainability Science and Engineering

ISBN-13: 9789400794610 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 338 str.

I. S. Jawahir; S. K. Sikdar; Y. Huang

Opis

This book is aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of recent developments in sustainability science and engineering. The book focuses on principles and practices and presents 18 interwoven chapters on four major themes: design for sustainability; sustainability metrics and analysis; sustainable energy; and sustainable supply/value. Significant, state-of-the-art work, methodologies, practices and plans are presented by researchers, technology developers and industry leaders. Topics discussed include: life cycle assessment; product end-of-life options; practical approaches to sustainability; environmental footprint assessment; biofuels; and sustainable supply chain management.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This four-part volume ... focuses on four key topics: design, sustainability metrics, sustainable energy, and sustainable supply chain management. ... this is an important book with significant content for those who are interested in applications of sustainability science and engineering. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (L. E. Erickson, Choice, Vol. 51 (6), February, 2014)

Spis treści

Part I Design for Sustainability: Life-Cycle Optimization Methods for Enhancing the Sustainability of Design and Policy Decisions.- Second Thoughts on Preferred End-of-Life Treatment Strategies for Consumer Products.- A New Methodology for Integration of End-of-Life Option Determination and Disassemblability Analysis.- Sustainability under Severe Uncertainty: A Probability-Bounds-Analysis Based Approach.- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – A means to optimize the structure of sustainable industry.- Practical Approaches to Sustainability: iSUSTAIN™ Tool for Green Chemistry Case Study.- Part II Sustainability Metrics and Analysis: Measuring Sustainability: Deriving Metrics from a Secure Human-Environment Relationship.- Science-based Metrics for Product Sustainability Assessment.- Key Business Measures That Drive Sustainability into the Organization.- Environmental Assessment and Strategic Environmental Map based on Footprints Assessment.- Part III Sustainable Energy: Exploring how technology growth limits impact optimal carbon dioxide mitigation pathways.-Nanoscale Engineering Approach for Enhancing the Performance of Photovoltaic Cell Technologies for Non-Fossil Energy Sources.- Sustainable Mobility: Insights from a Global Energy Model.- Life-Cycle Analysis of Biofuels and Electricity for Transportation Use.- Liquid Biofuels: we lose more than we win.- Part IV Sustainable Supply/Value Chains: Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Supply Chain Management.- Sustainable Consumption and Production: quality, luxury and supply chain equity.- Transforming Supply Chains to Create Sustainable Value for All Stakeholders.

Blurb

This book is aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of recent developments in sustainability science and engineering. The book focuses on principles and practices and presents 18 interwoven chapters on four major themes:

 

• Design for sustainability
• Sustainability metrics and analysis
• Sustainable energy
• Sustainable supply/value

 

Significant, state-of-the-art work, methodologies, practices and plans are presented by researchers, technology developers and industry leaders. Topics discussed include:

 

• Life cycle assessment
• Product end-of-life options
• Practical approaches to sustainability
• Environmental footprint assessment
• Biofuels
• Sustainable supply chain management

 

The uniqueness of this book lies in the range of topics covered with in-depth analysis and case studies.

 

This book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers, professionals in corporate and governmental organizations, and others interested in advancing the current state-of-the-art to the next level for the benefit of our global society.