Materials and the Environment (Paperback)

1.Introduction - Material Dependence
2.Resource Consumption and its Drivers
3.The Material Life Cycle
4.End of First Life - A Problem or a Resource?
5.The Long Reach of Legislation
6.Eco-data - Values, Sources, Precision
7.Eco-audits and Eco-audit Tools
8.Selection Strategies
9.Eco-informed Material Selection
10.Sustainability - Living on Renewables
11.The Bigger Picture - Future Options
12.Data Sheets - Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Composites, Natural Materials
Appendix - Units, Conversion factors, etc.