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Materials and the environment:

Ashby, Michael F.

Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice / by Michael F. Ashby - Burlington: Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, 2009. - xi, 385p.

1. Introduction: material dependence --
2. Resource consumption and its drivers --
3. The materials life cycle --
4. End of first life: a problem or a resource? --
5. The long reach of legislation --
6. Ecodata: values, sources, precision --
7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools --
8. Selection strategies --
9. Eco-informed material selection --
10. Sustainability: living on renewables --
11. The bigger picture: future options --
12. Material profiles Appendix: useful numbers and conversions Index.

ISBN: 9781856176088

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Engineering materials

Dewey Class. No.: 620.11 / ASH-M

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