Technological choices for sustainability

Aufsatzsammlung

The objective of the book is to critically evaluate current scientific work on defining the issue of sustainability and on measuring progress towards a sustainable state. It aims to provide a common understanding of how progress towards sustainability can be achieved by optimising technological development, environmental impact and socio-economic factors. A further objective is to identify the major trends in methodologies that assist progress towards sustainability. TOC:Framing the Issue of Sustainability: Science and Sustainability; Sustainability from Ecological, Social, Economic and Technological Perspectives; A Green Engineering Textbook for Chemical Engineering; Innovative Industrial Ecology Education; Sustainable Industrial Development.- Sustainable Pathways: Clean Technologies for Wastewater Management in Seafood Canning Industries; Kinetic Analysis of Aerobic Composting of Tobacco Industry Solid Waste; Preventative Measures in Production; Risk Assesment and Quality of Environmental Systems; Carbon Storage; Integrated Computer Aided System for Sustainable Process Alternatives; Pollution Prevention and Environmental Management Systems.- Sustainability Metrics: Technology Sensitive Indicators of Sustainability; Metrics for Supply Chain Sustainability; Quantifying Technological Aspects of Process Sustainability; Sustainable Economy Indices; National Competitiveness in Manufacturing; Sustainable Energy Development; Sustainability Indicators; Measuring Sustainability; Sustainability and Energy Efficiency of Chemical Processes; Eco- efficiency Reporting; Interpolation for Creating Hydrogeological Models; Indicators of Sustainable Production; Remote Sensing as a Tool for Achieving and Monitoring Progress Toward Sustainability.- Summary.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783540211310 ; 3540211314
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: XIX, 441 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: graph. Darst. ; Literaturangaben

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Technik
• Keyword: Technischer Fortschritt ; Nachhaltigkeit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Paris, Tokyo
• (who): Springer
• (when): 2004
• Contributor: Sikdar, Subhas K.

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/970123884/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 1:41 PM CEST