Ashby, M. F.,

Materials and the environment : eco-informed material choice / Michael F. Ashby. - Third edition. - x, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Previous edition: Amsterdam: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- Eco-data: values, sources, precision -- Eco-audits and eco-audit tools -- Case studies: eco-audits -- Material selection strategies -- Eco-informed material selection -- Renewable materials, natural materials -- Criticality and supply-chain risk -- Circular materials economics -- Materials and sustainability.

9780128215210

2020941971

GBC0I7126 bnb

020024141 Uk


Materials--Environmental aspects.
Matériaux--Aspect de l'environnement.
Materials--Environmental aspects.
Technology.

TA403.6 / .A739 2021

620.110286 / As34m