LEADER 05335oam 2200697M 450 001 9910789069203321 005 20190225021457.0 010 $a9781351282925 010 $a1-351-28290-5 010 $a1-351-28291-3 010 $a1-351-28292-1 010 $a1-907643-38-9 035 $a(CKB)3400000000021114 035 $a(EBL)3011589 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000970932 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11594509 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000970932 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10939747 035 $a(PQKB)10661695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3011589 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3011589 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650118 035 $a(OCoLC)607866788 035 $a(OCoLC)1004358591 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1004358591 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781351282925 035 $a(EXLCZ)993400000000021114 100 $a20170919d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSustainable Development for Engineers $ea Handbook and Resource Guide /$fKarel Mulder 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cTaylor and Francis,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a9781874719199 311 1 $a1-874719-19-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1 Why do we need sustainability? -- chapter 2 Why is the current world system unsustainable? -- chapter 3 Patterns of development -- chapter 4 Sustainable development and economic, social and political structures -- chapter 5 Technology: the culprit or the saviour? -- chapter 6 Measuring sustainability -- chapter 7 Sustainable development and the company: why, what and how? -- chapter 8 Design and sustainable development -- chapter 9 Innovation processes -- chapter 10 Technology for sustainable development. 330 2 $a"It is crucial that engineers - from students to those already practising - have a deep understanding of the environmental threats facing the world, if they are to become part of the solution and not the problem. Is there a way to reconcile modern lifestyles with the compelling need for change? Could new improved technologies play a key role? If great leaps in the environmental efficiency of technologies are needed, can they be produced? Engineers are in a privileged and hugely influential position to innovate, design and build a sustainable future. But are they engaged or uninterested? Are they knowledgeable or ignorant? This book has been developed by a number of committed educators in European engineering departments under the leadership of Delft University of Technology and the Technical University of Catalunya to meet the perceived gap between what engineers know and what they should know in relation to sustainable development. The University of Delft decided as long ago as 1998 that all of its engineering graduates, working towards careers as designers, managers or researchers, should be prepared for the challenge of sustainable development and, as such, should leave university able to make sustainable development operational in their designs and daily practices. The huge amount of knowledge gathered on best-practice teaching for engineers is reflected in this book. The aim is to give engineering students a grounding in the challenge that sustainable development poses to the engineering profession, the contribution the engineer can make to attaining some of the societal and environmental goals of sustainability, and the barriers and pitfalls engineers will likely need to confront in their professional lives. Concise but comprehensive, the book examines the key tools, skills and techniques that can be used in engineering design and management to ensure that whole-life costs and impacts of engineering schemes are addressed at every stage of planning, implementation and disposal. The book also aims to demonstrate through real-life examples the tangible benefits that have already been achieved in many engineering projects, and to highlight how real improvements can be, and are being, made. Each chapter ends with a series of questions and exercises for the student to undertake. Sustainable Development for Engineers will be essential reading for all engineers and scientists concerned with sustainable development. In particular, it provides key reading and learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate students reading environmental, chemical, civil or mechanical engineering, manufacturing and design, environmental science, green chemistry and environmental management."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aEnvironmental engineering 606 $aSustainable engineering 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aEnginyeria ambiental$2lemac 606 $aDesenvolupament sostenible$2lemac 615 0$aEnvironmental engineering. 615 0$aSustainable engineering. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 7$aEnginyeria ambiental 615 7$aDesenvolupament sostenible. 676 $a628 700 $aMulder$b Karel$01471407 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789069203321 996 $aSustainable Development for Engineers$93823047 997 $aUNINA