Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessment - Softcover

Graedel, T. E.

 
9780136074250: Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessment

Synopsis

This book examines the question of what makes one design environmentally preferable to another. Graedel discusses data and analyzes the streamlined life-cycle assessment process in the context of the goals of a particular process of product. Discusses environmental objectives as the basis of life cycle assessment. Impact assessment determined in the degree to which a given product or process features the natural earth system budget. Ends with a hypothetical discussion of what an environmentally perfect product might look like. For chemical, mechanical, and civil engineers.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

FEATURES


* Discusses environmental objectives as the basis of life-cycle assessment.
* Focuses on streamlined LCAs, a technique common in industry today.
* Includes unique coverage of the assessment of societal infrastructures (Ch. 12).
* Ends with a hypothetical discussion of what an environmentally perfect product might look like.
* Includes useful checklists for performing SLCA.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.