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Engineering for Sustainability Gerald Jonker (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

Engineering for Sustainability By Gerald Jonker (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

Summary

Describes the consensus on sustainable development for four context levels: Planet, Society, Business, and Engineers. This book also presents all required design steps: from problem definition, via synthesis of potential solutions, analysis of solutions, improvements to the final solution evaluation.

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Engineering for Sustainability Summary

Engineering for Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Sustainable Design by Gerald Jonker (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

This book provides engineers with the necessary information to design sustainable processes, products and value chains. It describes the current consensus on sustainable development for four context levels: Planet, Society, Business, and Engineers. It also presents all required design steps: from problem definition, via synthesis of potential solutions, analysis of solutions, improvements to the final solution evaluation. For each design step, methods and guidelines are provided in relation to the goal of obtaining a sustainable solution; a solution that meets both the needs of people and all specific context constraints with regard to the planet and prosperity.

About Gerald Jonker (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

Dr. Jan Harmsen is currently Director of Harmsen Consultancy B.V. From 1996 to 2010 he was Principal Process Developer, Shell Technology Center Amsterdam. After thirty-three years of industrial experience in exploratory research, development, process design, and chemicals manufacturing, ir. Harmsen now successfully works as an independent consultant on innovation with sustainable development in view. He has published three books with Elsevier.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Setting up a design assignment 3. Structuring the sustainability context 4. Creating design solutions 5. Acquiring sustainable design competences

Additional information

CIN0444538461VG
9780444538468
0444538461
Engineering for Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Sustainable Design by Gerald Jonker (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Elsevier Science & Technology
20120501
122
N/A
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