Engineering Applications in Sustainable Design and Development

Striebig, Bradley; Ogundipe, Adebayo A.; Papadakis, Maria

ISBN 10: 1133629776 / ISBN 13: 9781133629771

Published by Cengage Learning, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engineering Applications in Sustainable Design and Development
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1133629776
• ISBN 13: 9781133629771
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as issued
• Weight: 50 ounces
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Synopsis

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ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT is an invaluable resource for today's engineering student. Focusing on pressing contemporary issues, the text puts product design in the context of models of sustainability. Relevant case studies from across the globe will be of interest to engineers in training, and active learning exercises in each chapter help students learn to apply theory to real world situations.

About the Authors

Professor Bradley Striebig received his doctorate in environmental engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He has over 25 years of experience in designing pollution control systems and has worked to improve community resources in Benin, India, Kenya, Malta, Rwanda and throughout the United States. He has served as editor for several journals in the fields of engineering education and engineering for sustainable development. He has led award-winning funded research initiatives, the results of which have contributed to several books, journal articles and peer-reviewed conferences.

Dr. Adebayo A. Ogundipe has held academic positions at Stevens Institute of Technology and the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. He earned his Ph.D from Stevens Institute of Technology. His current areas of specialization and scholarship include life-cycle analysis, industrial ecology and developing methods for assessing sustainability.

Dr. Maria Papadakis is a political economist with expertise in energy management and the role of energy in sustainable development. She earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University and has 30 years of experience with technology and manufacturing, energy and sustainable production systems. Dr. Papadakis' research has been published in specialized reports of the National Science Foundation and in such journals as Evaluation and Program Planning, Journal of Technology Transfer, The Scientist and the International Journal of Technology Management.