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Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability A Treatise for Engineers /

This book is a state of the art treatise on what has been done so far on measuring sustainability for decision making. Contributions will appeal to engineers and scientists engaged in technology development, assessment, and verification. Researchers working on engineering sustainability are likely t...

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Main Authors: Sikdar, Subhas K. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sengupta, Debalina. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Mukherjee, Rajib. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Environmental sciences.
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Chemical engineering.
Industrial management—Environmental aspects.
Statistics .
Sustainable Development.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.
Sustainability Management.
Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42719-5
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Scientific Sustainability
  • Chapter 2. Sustainability and Innovation
  • Chapter 3. Engineering Sustainability, Needs for Metrology and Standards
  • Chapter 4. Systems, Indicators and Sustainability Assessment
  • Chapter 5. Sustainability Measurement For Technology and Business Systems: Use of Currently Available for Quantification
  • Chapter 6. Data-based Statistical Algorithm for Sustainability Measurement and Decision Making
  • Chapter 7. Statistical Algorithms for Sustainability Measurement and Decision Making
  • Chapter 8. Case Studies in Sustainability Decision Making
  • Chapter 9. Energy Sustainability, Water Sustainability.

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