Bakshi, Bhavik R. <br/><br/>
Sustainable engineering :  principles and practice / 
Bhavik R. Bakshi, the Ohio State University. 
 - xx, 472 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
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<br/><br/>Part I Introduction and motivation -- 1 The Basic of human well-being --2 Status of ecosystem goods and services -- 3 Sustainability: definitions and challenges -- Part II Reasons for unsustainability -- 4 Economics and the environment -- 5 Business and the environment -- 6 Science, engineering, and the environment -- 7 Society and the environment -- Part III Sustainability assessment -- 8 Goal definition and scope -- 9 Inventory analysis -- 10 Mathematical framework -- 11 Footprint assessment -- 12 Energy and material flow analysis -- 13 Energy analysis -- 14 Cumulative energy consumption and energy analysis -- 15 Life cycle impact assessment -- 16 Ecosystem services in sustainability assessment -- Part IV Solutions for sustainability -- 17 Designing sustainable processes and products -- 18 Ecosystem ecology -- 19 Industrial symbiosis and the circular economy -- 20 Ecosystems in engineering -- 21 Economic policies -- 22 Societal development. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781108420457 (hardback) 1108420451 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018048004 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB9B2648  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sustainable engineering<br/>Environmental protection<br/>Conservation of natural resources<br/>Energy conservation
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA163  / .B35 2020