03193oam 22005052 450 991086101370332120240513040308.01-5231-4408-41-000-02686-81-000-02672-80-429-28785-2(OCoLC)1121425034(OCoLC-P)1121425034(FlBoTFG)9780429287855(MiAaPQ)EBC6126581(CKB)4100000010265592(EXLCZ)99410000001026559220190926d2020 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierIntroduction to sustainability for engineers /Toolseeram Ramjeawon1st ed.Boca Raton :CRC Press,[2020]1 online resource (xix, 371 p.) illOnline version: Ramjeawon, Toolseeram, Introduction to sustainability for engineers Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2020. 9780429287855 (DLC) 2019042493 1. Sustainable Development and the Role of Engineers -- 2. Sustainable Engineering: Concepts, Principles, and Frameworks -- 3. Tools for Sustainability Assessment -- 4. Fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment -- 5. Introduction to Environmental Economics -- 6. Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Design -- 7. Sustainable Buildings and Sustainable Infrastructure Rating Systems -- 8. Policies and Instruments for Implementing Sustainable Development from a Life Cycle Perspective -- 9. Business and Sustainability -- 10. The Contribution of Engineers to Sustainability -- Appendix A: State of the World Environment: Key Messages of GEO-6 -- Appendix B: International Energy Agency: World Energy Outlook 2018. Executive Summary -- Appendix C: Energy and Climate Change -- Appendix D: Key Environmental Impact Categories -- Appendix E: Key Standards That Support Sustainable Development -- Index."Introduction to Sustainability for Engineers aims to incorporate sustainability into curricula for undergraduate engineering students. The book starts with an introduction to the concept of sustainability, outlining core principles for sustainable development to guide engineering practice and decision making, including key tools aimed at enabling, measuring and communicating sustainability. It also describes concepts as life cycle analysis, environmental economics, related institutional architecture and policy framework, business context of sustainability, and sustainable architecture. Appendices at the end of the book presents a summary of key concepts, strategies and tools introduced in the main text"--Provided by publisher.Environmental engineeringSustainable engineeringEngineering designEnvironmental engineering.Sustainable engineering.Engineering design.620.00286620.00286Ramjeawon Toolseeram1741702OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910861013703321Introduction to sustainability for engineers4167855UNINA