Materials and Sustainable Development pdf

迈克尔·阿什比 是英国冶金工程师。 他曾担任英国皇家学会研究教授，以及剑桥大学工程设计中心的首席研究员 (PI)。 他以在材料选择领域对材料科学的贡献而闻名。 1990 年，Ashby 被选为美国国家工程院院士，以表彰他在理解材料的机械行为和开发对设计有用的格式方面做出的杰出贡献。 阿什比是领先的植物学家和教育家阿什比勋爵的儿子。 他在贝尔法斯特的坎贝尔学院和剑桥大学接受教育，在那里他作为剑桥皇后学院的学生学习了自然科学Tripos。 他于 1957 年获得冶金文学学士学位（一等荣誉）； 1959年获得文学硕士学位，1961年获得博士学位。

Materials and Sustainable Development pdf 迈克尔·阿什比

This book, from note materials selection authority Mike Ashby, provides a structure and framework for analyzing sustainable development and the role of materials in it. The aim is to introduce ways of exploring sustainable development to readers in a way that avoids simplistic interpretations and approaches complexity in a systematic way. There is no completely "right" answer to questions of sustainable development – instead, there is a thoughtful, well-researched response that recognizes concerns of stakeholders, the conflicting priorities and the economic, legal and social aspects of a technology as well as its environmental legacy. The intent is not to offer solutions to sustainability challenges but rather to improve the quality of discussion and enable informed, balanced debate.

• Describes sustainable development in increasingly detailed progression, from a broad overview to specific tools and methods
• Six chapter length case studies on such topics as biopolymers, electric cars, bamboo, and lighting vividly illustrate the sustainable development process from a materials perspective
• Business and economic aspects are covered in chapters on corporate sustainability and the "circular materials economy"
• Support for course use includes online solutions manual and image bank