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1. Background: Materials, Energy and Sustainability 2. What is a “Sustainable Development”? 3. Assessing Sustainable Developments: The Steps 4. Tools, Prompts and Checklists 5. Materials Supply-Chain Risk 6. Corporate Sustainability and Materials 7. Introduction to Case Studies 8. Scaling Up Biopolymer Production 9. Wind Farms 10. Case Study: Electric Cars 11. Lighting 12. Solar PV 13. Bamboo for Sustainable Flooring 14. The Vision: A Circular Materials Economy 15. Data, Charts and Databases 16. Guidance for Instructors Appendix. Useful Numbers

Materials and Sustainable Development

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      Publisher Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
      Published 26 August 2022
      ISBN-13 9780323983617
      978-0323983617
      ISBN-10 0323983618
      Also in:
      Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Environmental science, engineering and technology Sustainable agriculture

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      Table of Contents
      1. Background: Materials, Energy and Sustainability 2. What is a “Sustainable Development”? 3. Assessing Sustainable Developments: The Steps 4. Tools, Prompts and Checklists 5. Materials Supply-Chain Risk 6. Corporate Sustainability and Materials 7. Introduction to Case Studies 8. Scaling Up Biopolymer Production 9. Wind Farms 10. Case Study: Electric Cars 11. Lighting 12. Solar PV 13. Bamboo for Sustainable Flooring 14. The Vision: A Circular Materials Economy 15. Data, Charts and Databases 16. Guidance for Instructors Appendix. Useful Numbers

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