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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael F. Ashby (Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Former Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London, UK)Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Inc Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 0.940kg ISBN: 9780323983617ISBN 10: 0323983618 Pages: 584 Publication Date: 26 August 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Background: Materials, Energy and Sustainability 2. What is a “Sustainable Development? 3. Assessing Sustainable Developments: The Steps 4. Tools, Prompts and Checklists 5. Materials Supply-Chain Risk 6. Corporate Sustainability and Materials 7. Introduction to Case Studies 8. Scaling Up Biopolymer Production 9. Wind Farms 10. Case Study: Electric Cars 11. Lighting 12. Solar PV 13. Bamboo for Sustainable Flooring 14. The Vision: A Circular Materials Economy 15. Data, Charts and Databases 16. Guidance for Instructors Appendix. Useful NumbersReviewsAuthor InformationMike Ashby is one of the world’s foremost authorities on materials selection. He is sole or lead author of several of Elsevier’s top selling engineering textbooks, including Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Materials and the Environment, Materials and Sustainable Development, and Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design. He is also co-author of the books Engineering Materials 1&2, and Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |