1st Edition

Product Design for the Environment A Life Cycle Approach

520 Pages
by CRC Press

516 Pages
by CRC Press

520 Pages
by CRC Press

In recent years the increased awareness of environmental issues has led to the development of new approaches to product design, known as Design for Environment and Life Cycle Design. Although still considered emerging and in some cases radical, their principles will become, by necessity, the wave of the future in design. A thorough exploration of the subject, Product Design for the Environment: A... Read more
From Sustainable Development to Design for Environment. Life Cycle Approach and the Product-System Concept and Modeling. Life Cycle Design and Management. Life Cycle Assessment. Life Cycle Cost Analysis. Integrated Economic-Environmental Analysis of Life Cycle. Product Design and Development Process. Integration of Environmental Aspects in Product Design. Life Cycle Environmental Strategies and Considerations for Product Design. Engineering Methods for Product Duration Design and Evaluation. Product Constructional System Definition Based on Optimal Life Cycle Strategies. Environmental Characterization of Materials and Optimal Choice. Design for Disassembly and Distribution of Disassembly Depth. Optimal Disassembly Planning. Product Recovery Cycles Planning and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Recovery. Methodological Framework and Analysis Models for Simulation of Product Life Cycle.

Biography

Giudice, Fabio; La Rosa, Guido; Risitano, Antonino