Thermodynamics and the destruction of resources / edited by Bhavik R. Bakshi, Timothy G. Gutowski, Dušan P. Sekulić.

Other author Bakshi, Bhavik R.
Other author Gutowski, Timothy George Peter.
Other author Sekulić, Dušan P.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxxii, 500 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Power resources.
Energy consumption.
Conservation of natural resources.
Thermodynamics.

Incomplete content Fath; 19. Thoughts on the application of thermodynamics to the development of sustainability science Timothy Gutowski, Dusan Sekulic, Bhavik R. Bakshi.
Abstract "This book is a unique, multidisciplinary, effort to apply rigorous thermodynamics fundamentals, a disciplined scholarly approach, to problems of sustainability, energy, and resource uses. Applying thermodynamic thinking to problems of sustainable behavior is a significant advantage in bringing order to ill defined questions with a great variety of proposed solutions, some of which are more destructive than the original problem. The articles are pitched at a level accessible to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in courses on sustainability, sustainable engineering, industrial ecology, sustainable manufacturing, and green engineering. The timeliness of the topic, and the urgent need for solutions make this book attractive to general readers and specialist researchers as well. Top international figures from many disciplines, including engineers, ecologists, economists, physicists, chemists, policy experts and industrial ecologists among others make up the impressive list of contributors"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010043695
ISBN9780521884556 (hardback)
ISBN0521884551 (hardback)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks TJ163.2 .T428 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold