Materials and the environment eco-informed material choice - Ashby, M. F. (Waltham, Mass. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013)
1. Introduction -- Material Dependence -- 2. Resource Consumption and its Drivers -- 3. The Material Life Cycle -- 4. End of First Life -- A Problem or a Resource? -- 5. The Long Reach of Legislation -- 6. Eco-data -- 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. Data Sheets -- Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Composites, Natural Materials -- Appendix -- Units, Conversion factors, etc.
Also available in print format.
Keywords: Materials -- Environmental aspects; Electronic books