256 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This textbook presents a technical, yet accessible, introduction to the interdisciplinary field of industrial ecology.
The textbook begins with the history of industrial ecology, and progresses through common industrial ecology tools to explore and understand sustainability across the three paradigms of environment, economy, and society. Tools include material flow analysis, life cycle... Read more
Part I: Setting the Stage
Chapter 1. Introduction to Industrial Ecology
Chapter 2. How did we get here – disasters and policy as a reaction
Chapter 3. Is sustainability unsustainable?
Chapter 4. Industrial and Ecological Organisms
Part II: Industrial Ecology Tools
Chapter 5. Engineering Economics
Chapter 6. Economics for Sustainability
Chapter 7. Unintended Consequences and the Need for Quantitative Tools
Chapter 8. Material Flow Analysis
Chapter 9. Introduction to LCA
Chapter 10. LCA in Practice
Part III: Planning for the Future
Chapter 11. Human Behavior in Sustainability
Chapter 12. Resource Use and Scarcity
Chapter 13. Green Chemistry and Engineering
Chapter 14. Project and Community Based Learning
Chapter 15: Emerging and Developing Economies
Part IV: Case Studies in Industrial Ecology
Chapter 16. Case Study – Food
Chapter 17. Case Study – Energy
Chapter 18. Case Study – Water
Chapter 19. Case Study – Climate Change
Chapter 20: Case Study- Carbon Capture and Utilization
Chapter 21: Conclusion – Where do we go from here
Biography
Andrea L. Hicks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the Director of Sustainability Education and Research at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and is an Associate Editor for the journal, Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
