[eBook Code] Sustainable Development in Practice (eBook Code, 1st)

About the Editors.

About the Contributors.

Foreword.

Acknowledgements.

PART 1: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS. 

1. Introduction to Sustainable Development (S. Perdan).

2. The Role of Engineers and Scientists in Sustainable Development (C. Mitchell, et al.).

PART 2: CASE STUDIES.

3. Waste Water Treatment: Identifying Sustainable Processes (Azapagic, et al.).

4. Integrated Prevention and Control of Air Pollution: The Case of Nitrogen Oxides (Azapagic, et al.).

5. Municipal Solid Waste Management: Can Thermodynamics Influence People’s Opinions about Incineration (N. Kirkby and A. Azapagic).

6. Process Design for Sustainability: The Case of Vinyl Chloride Monomer (A. Azapagic, et al.).

7. Towards Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing: Polylactic Acid – A Sustainable Polymer? (J. Clark and J. Hardy).

8. An Industrial Ecology: Material Flows and Engineering Design (D. Allen). 

9. Scenario Building and Uncertainties: Options for Energy Sources (R. Darton).

10. Fuel cells in Stationary Applications: Energy for the Future? (M. Pehnt).

11. Towards Sustainable Process Contracting: The Case of the Glass Industry (M. Nicholas).

12. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: The Case of Power Generation in South Africa (J. Petrie, et al).

13. Social and Ethical Dimensions of Sustainable Development: Mining in Kakadu National Park (S. Perdan).

Appendix: Life Cycle Thinking and Life Cycle Assessment (A. Azapagic).

Index.