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1. Introduction: material dependence 2. Resource consumption and its drivers 3. The materials life-cycle 4. End of first life: a problem or a resource? 5. The long reach of legislation 6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision 7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools 8. Case studies: eco-audits 9. Material selection strategies 10. Eco-informed material selection 11. Renewable materials, Natural materials 12. Criticality and Supply-Chain Risk 13. Circular Materials Economics 14. Materials and Sustainability 15. Appendix A. Material Property Data 16. Appendix B. Eco and Supply-chain Data

Materials and the Environment

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    Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
    Publication Date: 22/03/2021
    ISBN13: 9780128215210, 978-0128215210
    ISBN10: 0128215216

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    Book Synopsis


    Table of Contents
    1. Introduction: material dependence 2. Resource consumption and its drivers 3. The materials life-cycle 4. End of first life: a problem or a resource? 5. The long reach of legislation 6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision 7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools 8. Case studies: eco-audits 9. Material selection strategies 10. Eco-informed material selection 11. Renewable materials, Natural materials 12. Criticality and Supply-Chain Risk 13. Circular Materials Economics 14. Materials and Sustainability 15. Appendix A. Material Property Data 16. Appendix B. Eco and Supply-chain Data

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