a ISBN 978-18-5617608-8

a ISBN 1-85617-608-8

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number TA403.6

b Item number .A84 2009

a Dewey Classification 620.11

a Personal name Ashby, M. F.

a Title Materials and the environment :

b Remainder of title eco-informed material choice /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Michael F. Ashby.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Amsterdam ;

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Boston :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009.

a Extent xi, 385 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Formatted contents note Introduction : material dependence -- Resource consumption and its drivers -- The materials life cycle -- End of first life : a problem or a resource? -- The long reach of legislation -- Ecodata : values, sources, precision -- Eco-audits and eco-audit tools -- Selection strategies -- Eco-informed material selection -- Sustainability : living on renewables -- The bigger picture : future options -- Material profiles -- Appendix : useful numbers and conversions.

a Summary, etc "As concerns for the environment grows, there is a corresponding trend to incorporate sustainability into engineering education. Materials and the Environment addresses this growing concern with this full-length text devoted exclusively to the environmental aspects of materials."--BOOK JACKET.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Materials

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017315948&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA