| Description |
x, 446 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to sustainable development / Slobodan Perdan -- The role of the professional engineer and scientist in sustainable development / Cynthia A. Mitchell, Anna L. Carew, Roland Clift -- Waste water management : identifying sustainable processes / Adisa Azapagic, Charles Duff, Roland Clift -- Integrated prevention and control of air pollution : the case of nitrogen oxides / Adisa Azapagic, Charles Duff, Roland Clift -- Municipal solid waste management : can thermodynamics influence people's opinions about incineration / Norman Kirkby, Adisa Azapagic, Omar Romero-Hernandez -- Process design for sustainability : the case of vinyl chloride monomer / Adisa Azapagic, Alan Millington, Aaron Collett -- Towards sustainable chemical manufacturing : polylactic acid - a sustainable polymer? / James H. Clark, Jeffrey J. E. Hardy -- An industrial ecology : material flows and engineering design / David T. Allen -- Scenario building and uncertainties : options for energy sources / Richard Darton -- Fuel cells in stationary applications : energy for the future? / Martin Pehnt -- Towards sustainable process contracting : the case of the glass industry / Michael J. Nicholas -- Multi-criteria decision analysis : the case of power generation in South Africa / Jim Petrie ... [et al.] -- Social and ethical dimensions of sustainable development : mining in Kakadu National Park / Slobodan Perdan |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available on the Internet to registered users |
| Subject |
Sustainable development -- Case studies.
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Engineering -- Research.
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Sustainable development.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Clift, R. (Roland)
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Azapagic, Adisa.
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Perdan, Slobodan.
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| LC no. |
2004004937 |
| ISBN |
0470856092 paperback alkaline paper |
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0470856084 cloth |
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