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"While technological advancement leads to societal benefits in terms of economic growth, it also brings with it challenges in its impact on the environment or human health. Sustainable development seeks a uniform means of comparing the economic benefits with the environmental and health costs a...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Abraham, Martin A., 1961- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Sustainable engineering > Encyclopedias.
Ingénierie durable > Encyclopédies.
Electronic books.
encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
Encyclopédies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Volume 1. System analysis and LCA & sustainable manufacturing
  • Volume 2. . Sustainable built environment & sustainable food and water
  • Volume 3. Sustainable energy technologies & sustainable digital technologies.
  • Introduction to Systems Analysis
  • Key Points
  • Introduction: Systems Concepts
  • Systems Analysis
  • Supporting Methods for Systems Analysis
  • Conclusions: Trends in Systems Analysis and Systems Engineering
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Environmental Management Systems-History and New Tendencies
  • Rationale and Definition
  • Structure and Elements
  • Standards and Other Frameworks
  • Worldwide Implementation
  • Benefits and Costs of Environmental Management Systems
  • Conclusions and Future Tendencies
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Participatory Modeling for Sustainability
  • Objectives/Learning Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Defining Sustainability
  • Participatory Modeling
  • Tools and Methods
  • PM in the Social Media Era
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Relevant Websites
  • Towards Understanding and Managing Sustainable Complex, Dynamic Environmental/Economic/Social Systems-The Evolving Role...
  • Environmental Management From a Systems Perspective
  • Key Points
  • Introduction
  • A Systemic Approach to EMS
  • Environmental Management Tools for the DO Stage
  • Summary
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Theoretical Systems Modeling Framework for Sustainability Using Bayesian and Dynamic Bayesian Networks
  • Key Points
  • Introduction
  • Sustainability as a Complex Network
  • Theoretical Systems Modeling Frameworks
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Including Nature in Engineering Decisions for Sustainability
  • Key Points
  • Introduction
  • Biomimicry
  • Industrial Symbiosis
  • Circular Economy
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Green Infrastructure
  • Techno-Ecological Synergy
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Measuring Sustainability Systems
  • Introduction
  • Modeling Sustainability Systems: General Concepts on Measurement
  • Application of the Model Approach to Illustrate How the Sustainability Footprint, Represented by the Aggregate...
  • Evaluating Uncertainties Using the Metrological Approach: Case Studies
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Metrics-Based Measurement: The Process Analysis Method
  • The Need for Sustainability Measurement
  • The Triple Bottom Line
  • Capital Assets or Stocks
  • Requirements of an Assessment Framework
  • The Process Analysis Method
  • Experience with Sustainability Assessments
  • References
  • A Life Cycle Approach to Measuring Sustainability
  • Introduction
  • Life Cycle Approach to Measuring Sustainability
  • Measuring Sustainability: Illustrative Examples
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Overview of LCA-History, Concept, and Methodology
  • Key Points
  • Introduction
  • What is LCA?
  • Why Should we Use LCA?
  • Types of Impacts Captured
  • Limitations of LCA