Technological Choices for Sustainability /

The objective of the book is to critically evaluate current scientific work on defining the issue of sustainability and on measuring progress towards a sustainable state. It aims to provide a common understanding of how progress towards sustainability can be achieved by optimising technological deve...

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Main Author: Sikdar, Subhas K.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Glavič, Peter, Jain, Ravi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
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Summary:The objective of the book is to critically evaluate current scientific work on defining the issue of sustainability and on measuring progress towards a sustainable state. It aims to provide a common understanding of how progress towards sustainability can be achieved by optimising technological development, environmental impact and socio-economic factors. A further objective is to identify the major trends in methodologies that assist progress towards sustainability.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 444 pages)
ISBN:9783662102701 (electronic bk.)
3662102706 (electronic bk.)