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This textbook presents a technical, yet accessible, introduction to the interdisciplinary field of industrial ecology.
The textbook begins with the history of industrial ecology, and progresses through common industrial ecology tools to explore and understand sustainability across the three paradigms of environment, economy, and society. Tools include material flow analysis, life cycle assessment, and economics. Interwoven into this is the role of human behavior, and its influence on technical industrial ecology solutions, in particular why it is critical to consider from an engineering and science context. Project-based and community-based learning are also included as an opportunity to provide experiential learning applying industrial ecology concepts and tools. The book also includes a dedicated chapter on Emerging and Developing Economies, which introduces readers to the idea of different trajectories of development, and the role of industrial ecology in shaping these developments. Using the tools covered earlier in the textbook, the book includes five case study chapters which focus on food, energy, water, climate change, and carbon capture and utilization.
The book contains chapter questions and discussion points to aid student learning. This textbook is essential reading for introducing those studying environmental and sustainable engineering to industrial ecology.
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Part I: Setting the StageChapter 1. Introduction to Industrial EcologyChapter 2. How did we get here - disasters and policy as a reactionChapter 3. Is sustainability unsustainable?Chapter 4. Industrial and Ecological OrganismsPart II: Industrial Ecology ToolsChapter 5. Engineering EconomicsChapter 6. Economics for SustainabilityChapter 7. Unintended Consequences and the Need for Quantitative ToolsChapter 8. Material Flow AnalysisChapter 9. Introduction to LCAChapter 10. LCA in PracticePart III: Planning for the FutureChapter 11. Human Behavior in SustainabilityChapter 12. Resource Use and ScarcityChapter 13. Green Chemistry and EngineeringChapter 14. Project and Community Based LearningChapter 15: Emerging and Developing EconomiesPart IV: Case Studies in Industrial EcologyChapter 16. Case Study - FoodChapter 17. Case Study - EnergyChapter 18. Case Study - WaterChapter 19. Case Study - Climate ChangeChapter 20: Case Study- Carbon Capture and UtilizationChapter 21: Conclusion - Where do we go from here
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Andrea L. Hicks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the Director of Sustainability Education and Research at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and is an Associate Editor for the journal,
Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
