books by Thomas E. Graedel (engineering streamlined life-cycle)

books by Thomas E. Graedel

books:

Atmosphere, Climate, and Change (Scientific American Library Paperback, No. 55.)

1 review
Thomas E. Graedel, Paul J. Crutzen

W. H. Freeman, 1997

Climate -> evolution
Changes in climate have been important determinants in evolution on Earth. As well as dealing with contemporary climate issues, this reference also describes how data from rocks, ice cores, ocean sediments, etc. is used to deduce the history of the planet's history of climate. This reference gives atmospheric O2 as a percent of present value at 1% at 2 billion years B.P., 10% at 700 million years ...

Industrial Ecology and the Automobile

1 review
Thomas E. Graedel, Braden R. Allenby

Prentice Hall, 1997

Very interesting book for industrial ecology and automobile
This book gives discribes very good how the model of industrial ecology can be used for the automobile.

Greening the Industrial Facility: Perspectives, Approaches, and Tools
Thomas E. Graedel, Jennifer A. Howard-Grenville

Springer, 2005

This book fills a critical gap as a textbook and reference book on the comprehensive environmental impacts of industrial organizations. It is intended for both upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students in environmental studies or engineering, and, more broadly, for practicing managers and engineers seeking to improve industrial processes. Nineteen chapters, each focusing on an industrial sector, from resource extraction through ...

Industrial Ecology (2nd Edition) (Prentice-Hall International Series in Industrial and Systems Engineering)

2 reviews
Thomas E. Graedel, Braden R. Allenby

Prentice Hall, 2002

Great reference for students in a wide variety of majors.
The book presents the main topics of environmental science in a clear, organized format, relating them to industrial production of goods. Full of visual aids, excercises, and suggested reading lists at the end of each chapter, could definetly be a text book for undergrads. Humanity and Environment.Technology and Industry. Lyfe-Cycle Assessment. Process and Product Audits. Industrial Design. ...

Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessment

1 review
Thomas E. Graedel

Prentice Hall, 1998

STREAMLINED LIFE-cycle assessment
MR. GRAEDEL PROVIDES A NEW AND FRESH INSIGHT IN THE CONCEPT OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS FOR PRODUCTS. HE PRESENTS TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY ISSUES IN THE DESIGN STAGE OF A PRODUCT THAT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO HOW TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES AMONG THESE ISSUES. THE USE OF A SIMLIFIED MATRIX SHOWING RAW MATERIALS AND PROCESS STAGES VERSUS SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PROVIDES A ...