Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice / by Michael F. Ashby

By:

Ashby, Michael F

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, 2009. Burlington:Description: xi, 385pISBN:

9781856176088

Subject(s):

Engineering materials

DDC classification:

620.11 ASH-M

Contents:

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.

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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.

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