Materials and Sustainable Development

Author:   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
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780323983617


Pages:   584
Publication Date:   26 August 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   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:  

9780323983617


ISBN 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   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. 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 Numbers

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Mike 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.

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