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020 _a9781316711408 (ebook)
020 _z9781107166820 (hardback)
020 _z9781316617731 (paperback)
082 _a658.4/083
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100 _aPeters, Greg,
_d1970-
_eauthor.
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245 _aEnvironmental sustainability for engineers and applied scientists /
_cGreg Peters, Magdalena Svanström.
260 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2019.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 245 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Mar 2019).
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Preface; Reader's guide: how is this all connected? 1. The engineer's role in environmental protection; 2. The Earth system: natural operation and human impacts; 3. Impacts of chemical pollution; 4. Modelling environmental transport and fate of pollutants; 5. Introduction to toxicology; 6. Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment; 7. Environmental assessment of products and processes; 8. Regulatory structures; 9. Decision-making; References; Index.
520 _aThis textbook presents key theoretical approaches to understanding issues of sustainability and environmental management, perfectly bridging the gap between engineering and environmental science. It begins with the fundamentals of environmental modelling and toxicology, which are then used to discuss qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods, and environmental assessments of product design. It discusses how business and government can work towards sustainability, focusing on managerial and legal tools, before considering ethics and how decisions on environmental management can be made. Students will learn quantitative methods while also gaining an understanding of qualitative, legal, and ethical aspects of sustainability. Practical applications are included throughout, and there are study questions at the end of each chapter. PowerPoint slides and jpegs of all the figures in the book are provided online. This is the perfect textbook on environmental studies for engineering and applied science students.
650 _aEnvironmental management.
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650 _aEnvironmental risk assessment.
_919241
650 _aSustainable engineering.
_919242
650 _aEnvironmental engineering.
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700 _aSvanström, Magdalena,
_d1969-
_eauthor.
_919244
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316711408
942 _cEBK
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_d13467