Sustainable development is commonly defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability in engineering incorporates ethical and social issues into the design of products and processes that will be
Defining principles
β Scribed by M.A. Abraham (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press, Elsevier
- Year
- 2006
- Leaves
- 510
- Series
- Sustainability Science and Engineering 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Preface for series
Pages v-vi
Roger A. Sheldon
Preface
Pages vii-x
Martin Abraham
List of contributors
Pages xi-xiii
Chapter 1 Principles of sustainable engineering Original Research Article
Pages 3-10
Martin A. Abraham
Chapter 2 The twelve principles of green engineering as a foundation for sustainability Original Research Article
Pages 11-32
P.T. Anastas, J.B. Zimmerman
Chapter 3 Ethics of green engineering Original Research Article
Pages 33-46
P. Aarne Vesilind, Lauren Heine, Jamie R. Hendry, Susan A. Hamill
Chapter 4 Green engineering education Original Research Article
Pages 47-87
Robert P. Hesketh, Michael H. Gregg, C. Stewart Slater
Chapter 5 Systems thinking Original Research Article
Pages 91-112
Walter Olson
Chapter 6 Systems and ecosystems Original Research Article
Pages 113-126
J.A. Russell, W.H. Peters, N.N. Craig, B.C. Coull
Chapter 7 Life cycle based sustainability metrics Original Research Article
Pages 127-159
Gregory A. Keoleian, David V. Spitzley
Chapter 8 Making safer chemicals Original Research Article
Pages 161-175
Ken Geiser
Chapter 9 Renewable feedstocks Original Research Article
Pages 177-199
L. Moens
Chapter 10 When is waste not a waste? Original Research Article
Pages 201-221
J.B. Zimmerman, P.T. Anastas
Chapter 11 Socially constructed reality and its impact on technically trained professionals Original Research Article
Pages 223-242
Peter Melhus
Chapter 12 Be creative: Develop engineering solutions beyond current or dominant technologies, and improve, innovate, and invent technologies to achieve sustainability Original Research Article
Pages 243-265
Heather M. Cothron
Chapter 13 Actively engage communities and stakeholders in the development of engineering solutions Original Research Article
Pages 267-290
L.G. Heine, M.L. Willard
Chapter 14 Utilizing green engineering concepts in industrial conceptual process synthesis Original Research Article
Pages 293-310
Robert M. Counce, Samuel A Morton III
Chapter 15 Clean chemical processing: Cleaner production and waste Original Research Article
Pages 311-330
K.L. Mulholland
Chapter 16 Role of chemical reaction engineering in sustainable process development Original Research Article
Pages 331-347
C. Tunca, P.A. Ramachandran, M.P. Dudukovic
Chapter 17 Green engineering and nanotechnology Original Research Article
Pages 349-365
B.J. Yates, D.D. Dionysiou
Chapter 18 Technology assessment for a more sustainable enterprise: The GSK experience Original Research Article
Pages 367-385
David J.C. Constable, Alan D. Curzons, ConcepciΓ³n JimΓ©nez-GonzΓ‘lez, Robert E. Hannah, Virginia L. Cunningham
Chapter 19 Engineering sustainable facilities Original Research Article
Pages 387-409
J.A. Vanegas
Chapter 20 Engineering sustainable urban infrastructure Original Research Article
Pages 411-434
Anu Ramaswami
Chapter 21 Implementing the san destin green engineering principles in the automotive industry Original Research Article
Pages 435-442
M. Sibel Bulay Koyluoglu, Stephen L. Landes
Chapter 22 Infusing sustainability in small- and medium-sized enterprises Original Research Article
Pages 443-466
Bert Bras
Chapter 23 Sustainable design engineering and science: Selected challenges and case studies Original Research Article
Pages 467-515
S.J. Skerlos, W.R. Morrow, J.J. Michalek
Subject index
Pages 517-518
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