Introduction to engineering and the environment

Edward S. Rubin

696 pages, parution le 15/09/2001

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Résumé

This book covers a broad range of topics for an introductory course in Environmental Engineering, as well as courses related to engineering design, sustainable development, and environmental policy. Through applications in different engineering domains, students develop the fundamental skills and insights needed to recognize and address environmental problem solving opportunities.

Key features

The book offers a forward-looking approach to undergraduate environmental education that reflects principles of green design, industrial ecology, and design for the environment.
Presents a problem-oriented approach to environmental education built around case studies of modern engineering technologies (automobiles, power plants, batteries, etc.), their environmental design, and their impact on the environment (urban smog, water pollution, ozone depletion, global warming, etc.).
Contains introductions to the tools of modern environmental policy analysis, including life cycle assessments, economic analysis, risk analysis, decision analysis, and environmental forecasting.

Contents

1 Motivation and Framework

1 Engineering and the Environment
2 Overview of Environmental Issues

2 Technology Design for the Environment

3 Automobiles and the Environment
4 Batteries and the Environment
5 Electric Power Plants and the Environment
6 Refrigeration and the Environment
7 Environmental Life Cycle Assessments

3 Modeling Environmental Processes

8 Controlling Urban Smog
9 PCBs in the Aquatic Environment
10 Human Exposure to Toxic Metals
11 CFCs and the Ozone Hole
12 Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect

4 Topics in Environmental Policy Analysis

13 Economics and the Environment

14 Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis

15 Environmental Forecasting

Appendices

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Edward S. Rubin
Parution	15/09/2001
Nb. de pages	696
Format	18,4 x 23,2
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1058g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071181853
ISBN13	978-0-07-118185-3