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Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Hardback Book

Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development Hardback

Edited by Bernard Hon

Hardback

Description

Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development brings together a collection of papers from a conference held at the University of Liverpool in June 2002 that inspire the interchange of ideas on the theory, technology, tools, and methodology for the entire product life cycle within the framework of sustainable development.

It also embraces key subjects including strategy, design, materials, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, disposal, recycling, and auditing. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE: Philosophy of, and strategy for, sustainable technologiesDesign principles for sustainable developmentSustainable manufacturing technologiesUse of recycling/bio-degradable materialsRe-use and recycling design and technologiesTools for sustainable product designMeasurement and auditingBest practices and case studiesImpact of emerging legislationInternational trends and future development. Sustainable development will have a fundamental impact on the engineering community since, through design and manufacture, we are responsible for the use of energy, materials, and processes for the complete product life cycle.

This is an essential volume for the bookshelves of those wanting to be well informed about this evolving technology.

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