Industrial Ecology

Industrial ecology is a new way of looking at economic and environmental interactions. This is the first textbook available to those interested in learning how to put into practice the idea of performing industrial activities while keeping environmental consequences in check.

As applied to manufacturing, it requires familiarity with industrial activites, environmental processes, and societal interaction. Presents practical approaches to designing for the environment and life cycle assessment methodologies. Demonstrates how to evaluate one product or process with respect to others. Highlights prospects for the future. For those whose background is either industrial or environmental, or those interested in learning how to put into practice the idea of performing industrial activities while keeping environmental consequences in check.