Industrial Ecology

by T.E. Graedel

Book Overview

With in-depth analysis of past, present, and future issues in industrial ecology, this book seeks to meet the needs of the product-design engineers. Includes discussion of the environmental impact of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130467138
• ISBN13: 9780130467133
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Practical models for Corporate Environmental Strategies

I bought this book while writing my under-graduation final project in "Corporate Environmental Strategies", which was later published in a Brazilian magazine called Industrial Ecology. The book changed the way I see environmentalism in a very important way: it made me stop discussing about the real state of the world and start worrying about improving it (in those times I had read 'The skeptical Environmentalist' by Bjorn Lomborg and 'The Ultimate Resource 2' by Julian Simon, which are great books in my opinion). I started to understand that the most important is not to define where we stand, but to make the world a better place. Graedel and Allenby propose practical and detailed strategies in order to 'green' the production process. They start the book with a really unbiased discussion about environmentalism and slowly provide the context for the introduction of environmental processes into the industrial world (full table of contents below). The text is written in a very clear and didactic way, and the technical terms are explained from A-Z. I strongly recommend this book for engineers, environmentalists, managers, biologists, and people who want to improve the world's environment. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Humanity and Environment. 2. The Industrial Ecology Concept. 3. Technological Change and Evolving Risk. 4. The Relevance of Biological Ecology to Technology. 5. The Status of Resources. 6. Society and Culture. 7. Governments, Laws, and Economics. 8. Industrial Product Design and Development. 9. Industrial Process Design and Operation. 10. Choosing Materials. 11. Designing for Energy Efficiency. 12. Product Delivery. 13. Environmental Interactions During Product Use. 14. Design For End of Life. 15. An Introduction to Life-Cycle Assessment. 16. The LCA Impact and Interpretation Stages. 17. Streamlining the LCA Process. 18. Using the Corporate Industrial Ecology Toolbox. 19. Managing Industrial Ecology in the Corporation. 20. Indicators and Metrics. 21. Services, Technology, and Environment. 22. Industrial Ecosystems. 23. Metabolic and Resource Analysis. 24. Systems Analysis, Models, and Scenario Development. 25. Earth Systems Engineering and Management. 26. The Future of Industrial Ecology. Appendix A: Electronic Solder Alternatives: A Detailed Case Study. Appendix B: Units of Measurement in Industrial Ecology. Glossary. Index.

Great reference for students in a wide variety of majors.

The book presents the main topics of environmental science in a clear, organized format, relating them to industrial production of goods. Full of visual aids, excercises, and suggested reading lists at the end of each chapter, could definetly be a text book for undergrads.Humanity and Environment.Technology and Industry. Lyfe-Cycle Assessment. Process and Product Audits. Industrial Design. Materials, Packaging and Transportation. Recycling.