Materials and the environment : eco-informed material choice / Michael F. Ashby.

Author: Ashby, M. F.

Edition Statement:2nd ed.

Imprint:Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, c2013.

Descriptionx, 616 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Note:Material dependence -- Resource consumption and its drivers -- The material life cycle -- End of first life: a problem or a resource? -- The long reach of legislation -- Eco-data: values, sources, precision -- Eco-audits and eco-audit tools -- Case studies: eco-audits -- Material selection strategies -- Eco-informed material selection -- Sustainability: living within our means -- Materials for low-carbon power -- Material efficiency -- The bigger picture: future options -- Materials profiles.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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