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Focus on critical contemporary issues as you examine engineering design and technologies within the context of models for managing systems' sustainability with ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, 2nd Edition. This best-selling invaluable resource, specifically designed for today's engineering or applied environmental science students, is updated with the latest developments and current, relevant case studies from across the globe. You learn how to incorporate sustainable practices into the engineering design process, technological systems and the built environment. Expanded active learning exercises for each chapter guide you in applying theory to real situations. New chapters address developing issues and help bring sustainability science, environmental impact analysis and models of sustainability in engineering practice to the forefront. WebAssign digital resources are also available to reinforce learning and help you manage assignments.
Cover
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Digital Resources
Part 1: Environmental and Sustainability Science Principles
Chapter 1: Sustainability, Engineering, and Design
Introduction
1.1 Human Development Index
1.2 Sustainable Development and Social Ethics
1.3 Sustainable International Development and the Essential Needs of People
1.4 Engineering and Developing Communities
1.5 Definitions of Sustainability
1.6 Populations and Consumption
1.7 Technical Approaches to Quantifying Sustainability
1.8 Productivity, Consumption, and the Ecological Footprint
1.9 The Difficulty of Environmental Valuation
1.10 Summary
Chapter 2: Analyzing Sustainability Using Engineering Science
Introduction
2.1 Elemental Analysis
2.2 Solubility and Henry's Law Constant
2.3 The Ideal Gas Law
2.4 Chemistry of Natural Systems
2.5 Equilibrium Models for Estimating Environmental Impacts
2.6 Environmental Fate and Partitioning of Chemicals
2.7 Summary
Chapter 3: Biogeochemical Cycles
Introduction
3.1 Energy and Material Flows in Ecosystems
3.2 Biogeochemical Cycles
3.3 The Hydrologic Cycle
3.4 Watersheds and Runoff
3.5 Water Budget
3.6 Nutrient Cycles
3.7 Summary
Chapter 4: Material Flow and Processes in Engineering
Introduction
4.1 Material Balances with a Single Reaction
4.2 Material Balances with Multiple Materials
4.3 Material Balances with Reactors
4.4 Defining the Order of Reactions
4.5 Half-Life and Doubling Time
4.6 Consecutive Reactions
4.7 Reactors and Material Flow
4.8 Reactor Models
4.9 Summary
Chapter 5: Natural Resources, Materials, and Sustainability
Introduction
5.1 Sustainability and Natural Resources
5.2 The Nature of Natural Resources
5.3 From Natural Resources to Engineered Materials
5.4 Sustainability and the Linear Materials Economy
5.5 Waste Management and Material Life Cycles
5.6 Summary
Chapter 6: Hazardous Substances and Risk Assessment
Introduction
6.1 Understanding Hazard and Risk
6.2 Legal Frameworks for Managing Hazardous Substances
6.3 Risk Assessment
6.4 Hazardous Waste
6.5 Radioactive Waste Management
6.6 Summary
Part 2: Engineering Environmental and Sustainable Processes
Chapter 7: Water Quality Impacts
Introduction
7.1 The Water Crisis
7.2 Water Quality Parameters
7.3 Modeling the Impacts of Water Pollutants
7.4 Water Treatment Technologies
7.5 Summary
Chapter 8: Wastewater Treatment
Introduction
8.1 Wastewater Treatment
8.2 Preliminary and Primary Treatment
8.3 Secondary Treatment
8.4 Nutrient Removal
8.5 Tertiary Treatment
8.6 Sludge Treatment and Disposal
8.7 Water Recycling and Reuse
8.8 Summary
Chapter 9: Impacts on Air Quality
Introduction
9.1 Air Quality History and Regulations
9.2 Health Effects of Air Pollutants
9.3 Estimating Emissions of Air Pollutants
9.4 Dispersion of Air Pollutants
9.5 Air Pollutants from Combustion Processes
9.6 Air Pollution Control Technologies
9.7 Global Impacts of Air Pollutants
9.8 Summary
Chapter 10: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Balances
Introduction
10.1 Climate Science History
10.2 Carbon Sources and Emissions
10.3 The Carbon Cycle, Carbon Flow Pathways, and Repositories
10.4 Global Energy Balance
10.5 Global Energy Balance and Surface Temperature Model
10.6 Greenhouse Gases and Effects
10.7 Climate Change Projections and Impacts
10.8 Carbon Dioxide Mitigation, Capture, and Storage
10.9 Summary
Chapter 11: Energy Conservation, Development, and Decarbonization
Introduction
11.1 The Challenge of Decarbonization
11.2 Energy and Natural Resources
11.3 Carbon Footprinting and Embodied Energy
11.4 Decarbonization Through Energy Conservation
11.5 Decarbonization through Low- and No-Carbon Resources
11.6 Decarbonization through Electrification
11.7 The Water-Energy-Food Nexus
11.8 Summary
Part 3: Designing Resilient and Sustainable Systems
Chapter 12: Designing for Sustainability
Introduction
12.1 Sustainable Design in Context
12.2 Sustainable Design Philosophies
12.3 Ecological Approaches to Design in Practice
12.4 Chemistry, Carbon, and Circularity in Practice
12.5 Green Engineering and Green Chemistry in Practice
12.6 Product Design Strategies
12.7 Designing for Value Recovery
12.8 Designing for Process and System Sustainability
12.9 People-Centered Design
12.10 Summary
Chapter 13: Industrial Ecology
Introduction
13.1 Industrial Metabolism
13.2 Eco-Industrial Parks (Industrial Symbiosis)
13.3 Materials Flow Analysis (MFA)
13.4 Embodied Energy
13.5 Summary
Chapter 14: Life Cycle Analysis
Introduction
14.1 Life Cycle Thinking
14.2 Life Cycle Assessment Framework
14.3 Impact Categories
14.4 Impact Assessment
14.5 Human Toxicity and Risk Analysis in LCA
14.6 Summary
Chapter 15: Assessing Alternatives
Introduction
15.1 Alternatives Assessment
15.2 Elements of AA
15.3 Example: Assessing Alternatives to Antifouling Boat Paints in Washington
15.4 Governmental Uses of AA
15.5 Business Uses of AA
15.6 Resources
15.7 Summary
Chapter 16: Sustainability and the Built Environment
Introduction
16.1 Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
16.2 Land-Use Planning and Its Role in Sustainable Development
16.3 Environmentally Sensitive Design
16.4 Green Building
16.5 Energy Use and Buildings
16.6 Summary
Chapter 17: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability in Practice
Introduction
17.1 The Diffusion and Adoption of Innovations
17.2 The Economics of Sustainability
17.3 The Role of Government
17.4 Social Justice and Sustainability in Wealthy Countries
17.5 Summary
Appendix A: Conversion Factors
Appendix B: Earth and Environmental Physical and Chemical Data
Appendix C: Carbon Sources and Equivalence
Appendix D: Exposure Factors for Risk Assessments
Glossary
Index
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