Sustainable Engineering: Principles and Practice
Cambridge University Press, 6/13/2019
EAN 9781108420457, ISBN10: 1108420451
Hardcover, 490 pages, 25.4 x 19.3 x 2.8 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives from engineering, economics, business, science, and human behavior, this text presents an unrivalled introduction to how engineering practice can contribute to sustainable development. Varied approaches for assessing the sustainability of engineering and other human activities are presented in detail, and potential solutions to meet key challenges are proposed, with an emphasis on those that require engineering skills. Each concept and approach is supported by mathematical representation, solved problems, real-world examples, and self-study exercises. Topics covered range from introductory material on the nature of sustainability, to more advanced approaches for assessment and design. Prerequisites for each chapter are clearly explained so the text can be adapted to meet the needs of students from a range of backgrounds. Software tutorials, project statements and solutions, lecture slides, and a solutions manual accompany the book online, making this an invaluable resource for courses in sustainable engineering, as well as a useful reference for industry practitioners.
Part I. Introduction and Motivation
1. The basis of human well-being
2. Status of ecosystem goods and services
3. Sustainability
definitions and challenges
Part II. Reasons for Unsustainability
4. Economics and the environment
5. Business and the environment
6. Science, engineering, and the environment
7. Society and the environment
Part III. Sustainability Assessment
8. Goal definition and scope
9. Inventory analysis
10. Mathematical framework
11. Footprint assessment
12. Energy and material flow analysis
13. Exergy analysis
14. Cumulative exergy consumption and emergy analysis
15. Life cycle impact assessment
16. Ecosystem services in sustainability impact assessment
Part IV. Solutions for Sustainability
17. Designing sustainable processes and products
18. Ecosystem ecology
19. Industrial symbiosis and circular economy
20. Ecosystems in engineering
21. Economic policies
22. Societal development.