Engineering solutions for sustainability: materials and resources

INDICE: About This Report vii About the Workshop Sponsors ix Acknowledgments x I Executive Summary 1 II Introduction and Process 6 III Human Needs (Water, Food, and Health) 12 Figure 1: Earth's Water Balance 15 Table 1: Water Consumption by Energy Type in the United States 16 IV Infrastructure (Transportation, Housing, and Urban Design) 23 Figure 1: The Brooklyn Bridge: An Example of a Pioneering and Sustained Urban Infrastructure 25 Figure 2: The Los Angeles Airport 'Theme Building': Melding Art, Architecture, and Air Transport 28 V TheResource Cycle 30 V(A). Energy 30 Figure 1: Carbon Abatement Wedges 33 Figure2: Populations Without Electricity Access 34 V(B). Mineral Resources 37 Figure 3: Expansion of the Scope of Concern about Mineral Supply 39 Figure 4: Assessing How a Mine Project Can Contribute to Sustainable Development 40 Table 1: Five Dimensions of Mineral Availability 41 Figure 5: The Scope of Material Stewardship Encompasses Process and Product Stewardship 42 Table 2: Opportunitiesfor Research and Development in the Minerals Sector 43 V(C). Materials and Recycling 46 VI Human Resources 52 VII Linking Technologies to Resources 61 Figure 1: Technology and Resources Matrix 62 VIII The Path Forward 66 Appendix A: List of Delegates 68 Appendix B: References and Recommended Readings 70 Appendix C: Summary of Sector-Specific Advances 77

• ISBN: 978-1-118-17585-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 88
• Fecha Publicación: 02/12/2011
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