Materials and the environment : eco informed material choice

By:

Ashby, Michael F

Publication details: Oxford Elsevier 2013Edition: Ed.2Description: x,616pISBN:

9780123859716

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

620.110287 ASH

Contents:

CONTENTS PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII 1. INTRODUCTION : MATERIAL DEPENDENCE 1 2.RESOURCE CONSUMPTION AND ITS DRIVERS 15 3.THE MATERIAL LIFE CYCLE 49 4.END OF FIRST LIFE : A PROBLEM OR A RESOURCE? 79 5.THE LONG REACH OF LEGISLATION 99 6.ECO DATA : VALUES SOURCES, PRECISION 119 7.ECO AUDITS AND ECO AUDIT TOOLS 175 8.CASE STUDIES : ECO AUDITS 193 9.MATERIALS SELECTION STRATEGIES 227 10.ECO INFORMED MATERIALS SELECTION 275 11.SUSTAINABILITY : LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS 319 12.MATERIALS FOR LOW CARBON POWER 349 13.MATERIAL EFFICENCY 415 14.THE BIGGER PICTURE : FUTURE OPTIONS 437 15.MATERIAL PROFILES 597 APPENDIX -USEFUL NUMBERS AND CONVERSIONS 597 INDEX 603

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CONTENTS
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII
1. INTRODUCTION : MATERIAL DEPENDENCE 1
2.RESOURCE CONSUMPTION AND ITS DRIVERS 15
3.THE MATERIAL LIFE CYCLE 49
4.END OF FIRST LIFE : A PROBLEM OR A RESOURCE? 79
5.THE LONG REACH OF LEGISLATION 99
6.ECO DATA : VALUES SOURCES, PRECISION 119
7.ECO AUDITS AND ECO AUDIT TOOLS 175
8.CASE STUDIES : ECO AUDITS 193
9.MATERIALS SELECTION STRATEGIES 227
10.ECO INFORMED MATERIALS SELECTION 275
11.SUSTAINABILITY : LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS 319
12.MATERIALS FOR LOW CARBON POWER 349
13.MATERIAL EFFICENCY 415
14.THE BIGGER PICTURE : FUTURE OPTIONS 437
15.MATERIAL PROFILES 597
APPENDIX -USEFUL NUMBERS AND CONVERSIONS 597
INDEX 603

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