Treatise on Sustainability Science and Engineering [Hardcover]

This book is aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of recent developments in sustainability science and engineering. The book focuses on principles and practices and presents 18 interwoven chapters on four major themes: design for sustainability; sustainability metrics and analysis; sustainable energy; and sustainable supply/value. Significant, state-of-the-art work, methodologies, practices and plans are presented by researchers, technology developers and industry leaders. Topics discussed include: life cycle assessment; product end-of-life options; practical approaches to sustainability; environmental footprint assessment; biofuels; and sustainable supply chain management.This book explores the major themes of design for sustainability; sustainability metrics and analysis; sustainable energy; and sustainable supply and value. Covers life cycle assessment; product end-of-life options; environmental footprint assessment and more.Part I Design for Sustainability: Life-Cycle Optimization Methods for Enhancing the Sustainability of Design and Policy Decisions.- Second Thoughts on Preferred End-of-Life Treatment Strategies for Consumer Products.- A New Methodology for Integration of End-of-Life Option Determination and Disassemblability Analysis.- Sustainability under Severe Uncertainty: A Probability-Bounds-Analysis Based Approach.- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)  A means to optimize the structure of sustainable industry.- Practical Approaches to Sustainability: iSUSTAIN Tool for Green Chemistry Case Study.- Part II Sustainability Metrics and Analysis: Measuring Sustainability: Deriving Metrics from a Secure Human-Environment Relationship.- Science-based Metrics for Product Sustainability Assessment.- Key Business Measures That Drive Sustainability into the Organization.- Environmental Assessment and Strategic Environmental Map based on Footprints Assessment.- Part III Sustainable Energy: Exploring how technlC&