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Engineering Solutions for Sustainability
Materials and Resources
 1. Auflage Februar 2012
34,90 Euro
2012. 88 Seiten, Softcover
ISBN 978-1-118-17585-9 - John Wiley & Sons
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Providing a wealth of resources on the topic of sustainable engineering, this book presents topics of discussion from the Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials and Resources workshop held at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, July 22-24, 2009.
Aus dem Inhalt
About This Report vii
About the Workshop Sponsors ix
Acknowledgments x
I Executive Summary 1
II Introduction and Process 6
III Human Needs (Water, Food, and Health) 12
Figure 1: Earth's Water Balance 15
Table 1: Water Consumption by Energy Type in the United States 16
IV Infrastructure (Transportation, Housing, and Urban Design) 23
Figure 1: The Brooklyn Bridge: An Example of a Pioneering and Sustained Urban Infrastructure 25
Figure 2: The Los Angeles Airport "Theme Building": Melding Art, Architecture, and Air Transport 28
V The Resource Cycle 30
V(A). Energy 30
Figure 1: Carbon Abatement Wedges 33
Figure 2: Populations Without Electricity Access 34
V(B). Mineral Resources 37
Figure 3: Expansion of the Scope of Concern about Mineral Supply 39
Figure 4: Assessing How a Mine Project Can Contribute to Sustainable Development 40
Table 1: Five Dimensions of Mineral Availability 41
Figure 5: The Scope of Material Stewardship Encompasses Process and Product Stewardship 42
Table 2: Opportunities for Research and Development in the Minerals Sector 43
V(C). Materials and Recycling 46
VI Human Resources 52
VII Linking Technologies to Resources 61
Figure 1: Technology and Resources Matrix 62
VIII The Path Forward 66
Appendix A: List of Delegates 68
Appendix B: References and Recommended Readings 70
Appendix C: Summary of Sector-Specific Advances 77
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