INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

The field of industrial ecology is evolving rapidly, and its tools and foundational concepts underpin many areas of sustainability in business and policy. Industrial ecology provides a systemic understanding of material and energy flows that is vital as limits in materials availability, limited recycling, increased demand for the quantification of environmental impact, and concern about future sustainability rise rapidly.

This volume focuses on core topics of industrial ecology and is designed as an accessible introduction for students around the world studying sustainability at a time of rapid changes in technology and the environment. Written by world-renowned experts, the book is suitable for students and professionals interested in the field.

Contents:

• Introducing Industrial Ecology:
  • Humanity, Technology, and Sustainability
  • Industrial Ecology Concepts
  • The Linked Systems of Human Society and Industrial Ecology
  • Living Within Limits of Natural Systems
• The Methodology of Industrial Ecology:
  • Providing Services to Society: In-Use Stocks
  • Material Flow Analysis
  • Material Reuse and Recycling
  • Material Efficiency
  • Environmentally-Extended Input–Output Analysis
  • Introduction to Life-Cycle Assessment
  • Life Cycle Assessment in Practice
  • Economics Tools: Techno-Economic Analysis, Life Cycle Costing, and Valuation
• Industrial Ecology in Application:
  • Sustainable Design Frameworks: Design for Environment, Cradle-to-Cradle, Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering
  • Remanufacturing
  • Industrial Ecology and Energy
  • Materials Criticality
• Looking to the Future:
  • The Status of Resource Supply and Demand
  • The Circular Economy
  • Sustainability

Readership: Graduate Students in industrial ecology, industrial engineering; civil engineering and materials science and undergraduate students in environmental studies, sustainable development, and similar fields.