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Comprehensively covers the definition, methodology, and current applications of the principles of sustainability and resiliency in every engineering discipline
This book contains detailed information about sustainability and resiliency principles and applications in engineering practice, and provides information on how to use scientific tools for sustainability assessment that help engineers select the best alternative for each project or activity. Logically organized around the three pillars of sustainability—environment, economy, and society—it is a primary resource for students and professionals alike.
Sustainable Engineering: Drivers, Metrics, Tools, and Applications offers numerous ways to help engineers contribute towards global sustainable development while solving some of the grand challenges the world is facing today. The first part of the book covers the environmental, economic, and social impacts associated with project/product development as well as society as a whole. This is followed by a section devoted to sustainability metrics and assessment tools, which includes material flow analysis and material budget, carbon footprint analysis, life cycle assessment, environmental health risk assessment, and more. Next comes an in-depth examination of sustainable engineering practices, including sustainable energy engineering, sustainable waste management, and green and sustainable buildings. The book concludes with a look at how sustainable engineering may be applied to different engineering (i.e. environmental, chemical, civil, materials, infrastructure) projects.
Some of the key features of this book include the following:
- Provides a complete and sensible understanding of the important concepts of sustainability, resiliency, and sustainable engineering
- Offers detailed explanations of sustainable engineering practices in waste management and remediation of contaminated sites, civil construction and infrastructure, and climate geoengineering
- Presents a set of case studies across different engineering disciplines such as bio/chemical, environmental, materials, construction, and infrastructure engineering that demonstrate the practical applicability of sustainability assessment tools to diverse projects
- Includes questions at the end of each chapter as well as a solutions manual for academic adopters
The depth of coverage found in Sustainable Engineering: Drivers, Metrics, Tools, and Applications makes it an ideal textbook for graduate students across all engineering disciplines and a handy resource for active professionals.
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Krishna R. Reddy, PhD, is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil and Materials Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the Director of the Sustainable Engineering Research Laboratory and the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory.
Claudio Cameselle, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Vigo (Spain) where he coordinates the master programs in industrial pollution and environmental mangement.
Jeffrey A. Adams, PhD,is a Principal with San Ramon, California-based ENGEO Incorporated. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California and a Certified Environmental Manager in the State of Nevada.
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Section I: Drivers, Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts and Resiliency
Chapter 1. Emerging Challenges, Sustainability, and Sustainable Engineering
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Emerging challenges
1.2.1 Increased consumption and depletion of natural resources
1.2.2 Growing environmental pollution
1.2.3 Increasing population
1.2.4 Increasing waste generation
1.2.5 Increasing greenhouse gas emissions
1.2.6 Decline of ecosystems
1.2.7 Loss of biodiversity
1.2.8 Social injustice
1.2.9 Urban sprawl
1.3 What is sustainability?
1.4 What is sustainable engineering?
1.5 Summary
1.6 Questions and problems
1.7 Cited references
Chapter 2. Environmental Concerns
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Global warming and climate change
2.3 Desertification
2.4 Deforestation
2.5 Loss of habitat and biodiversity
2.6 Ozone layer depletion
2.7 Air pollution
2.8 Smog
2.9 Acid rain
2.10 Water usage and pollution
2.11 Eutrophication
2.12 Salinity
2.13 Wastes and disposal
2.14 Land contamination
2.15 Visibility
2.16 Odors
2.17 Aesthetic degradation
2.18 Land use patterns
2.19 Thermal pollution
2.20 Noise pollution
2.21 Summary
2.22 Questions and problems
2.23 Cited references
Chapter 3. Social, Economic, and Legal Issues
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Social issues
3.2.1 Society
3.2.2 Developed and developing societies
3.2.3 Social sustainability concept
3.2.4 Social indicators
3.2.5 Social Impact assessment
3.2.6 Social sustainability Implementation
3.3 Economic issues
3.3.1 Economic assessment framework
3.3.2 Life cycle costing
3.3.3 True-cost accounting
3.4 Legal issues
3.5 Summary
3.6 Questions and problems
3.7 Cited references
Chapter 4. Availability and Depletion of Natural Resources
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Types and availability of resources
4.2.1 Fossil fuels
4.2.2 Radioactive fuels
4.2.3 Mineral resources
4.2.4 Water resources
4.2.5 Other elemental cycles
4.3 Resource depletion
4.3.1 Causes of resource depletion
4.3.2 Effects of resource depletion
4.3.3 Overshooting
4.3.4 Urban metabolism
4.4 Summary
4.5 Questions and problems
4.6 Cited references
Chapter 5. Disaster Resiliency
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Climate change and extreme events
5.3 Impacts of extreme events
5.3.1 The 2012 Hurricane Sandy in New York city
5.3.2 The 2016 Chile's wildfires by drought and record heat
5.3.3 The 2017 Worst South Asian monsoon floods
5.4 What is resiliency?
5.5 Initiatives and policies on resiliency
5.6 Resiliency framework
5.7 Resilient infrastructure
5.8 Resilient infrastructure examples
5.8.1 San Francisco firehouse resilient design
5.8.2 San Francisco resilient CSD design
5.8.3 Resilient environmental remediation
5.9 Challenges
5.10 Summary
5.11 Questions and problems
5.12 Cited references
Section II: Sustainability Metrics and Assessment Tools
Chapter 6. Sustainability Indicators, Metrics, and Assessment Tools
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Sustainability indicators
6.3 Sustainability metrics
6.4 Sustainability assessment tools
6.5 Summary
6.6 Questions and problems
6.7 Cited references
Chapter 7. Material Flow Analysis and Material Budget
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Budget of natural resources
7.3 Constructing a budget
7.4 Material flow analysis
7.5 Material flow analysis: wastes
7.6 National material account
7.7 Summary
7.8 Questions and problems
7.9 Cited references
Chapter 8. Carbon Footprint Analysis
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Global warming potential and carbon footprint
8.3 Measuring carbon footprint
8.4 Standards for calculating the carbon footprint
8.5 GHG inventory: developments in the United States
8.6 USEPA: greenhouse gas reporting program
8.7 Tools for GHG inventory
8.8 UIC carbon footprint case study
8.9 Programs to mitigate GHG emissions
8.10 Summary
8.11 Questions and problems
8.12 Cited references
Chapter 9. Life Cycle Assessment
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Life cycle assessment
9.2.1 Definition and objective
9.2.2 Procedure
9.2.3 History
9.3 LCA methodology
9.3.1 Goal and scope definition
9.3.2 Life cycle inventory (LCI)
9.3.3 Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
9.3.4 Interpretation and unresolved issues
9.4 LCA tools
9.5 Simple LCA example
9.6 Summary
9.7 Questions and problems
9.8 Cited references
Chapter 10. Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Streamlined LCA
10.3 Health and safety to the SLCA matrix
10.4 Simple example of SLCA
10.5 Applications of SLCA
10.6 Summary
10.7 Questions and problems
10.8 Cited references
Chapter 11. Economic Input Output-Life Cycle Analysis
11.1 Introduction
11.2 EIO model
11.3 EIO-LCA
11.4 EIO-LCA model results
11.4.1 Interpretation of results
11.4.2 Uncertainty
11.4.3 Other issues and considerations
11.5 Example of EIO-LCA model
11.6 Conventional LCA versus EIO-LCA
11.7 EIO versus physical input-output (PIO) analysis
11.8 Summary
11.9 Questions and problems
11.10 Cited references
Chapter 12. Environmental Health Risk Assessment
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Emergence of the risk era
12.3 Risk assessment and management
12.4 Ecological risk assessment
12.5 Summary
12.6 Questions and problems
12.7 Cited references
Chapter 13. Other Emerging Assessment Tools
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Environmental assessment tools/indicators
13.3 Ecosystem services valuation
13.4 Integrated sustainability assessment models
13.5 Sustainability assessment tools
13.5.1 Life-cycle costing
13.5.2 Cost benefit analysis
13.6 Environmental justice tools
13.7 Summary
13.8 Questions and problems
13.9 Cited references
Section III: Sustainable Engineering Practices
Chapter 14. Sustainable Energy Engineering
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Environmental impacts of energy generation
14.2.1 Air emissions
14.2.2 Solid waste generation
14.2.3 Water resource use
14.2.4 Land resource use
14.3 Nuclear energy
14.4 Strategies for clean energy and the environment
14.5 Renewable energy
14.5.1 Solar energy
14.5.2 Wind energy
14.5.3 Water energy
14.5.4 Geothermal energy
14.5.5 Biomass energy
14.6 Summary
14.7 Questions and problems
14.8 Cited references
Chapter 15. Sustainable Waste Management
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Types of waste
15.2.1 Non-hazardous waste
15.2.2 Hazardous waste
15.3 Effects and impacts of waste
15.4 Waste management
15.4.1 Pollution prevention
15.4.2 Green chemistry
15.4.3 Waste minimization
15.4.4. Reuse/recycling
15.4.5 Energy recovery
15.4.6 Landfilling
15.5 Integrated waste management
15.6 Sustainable waste management
15.7 Summary
15.8 Questions and problems
15.9 Cited references
Chapter 16. Green and Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Green building history
16.3 Why build green?
16.4 Green building concepts
16.5 Components of green building
16.6 Green building rating - LEED
16.7 Principles of green building/infrastructure design and operation
16.8 Summary
16.9 Questions and problems
16.10 Cited references
Chapter 17. Sustainable Civil Infrastructure
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Principles of sustainable infrastructure
17.3 Civil infrastructure
17.4 EnvisionTM: sustainability rating of civil infrastructure
17.5 Sustainable infrastructure practices: example of water infrastructure
17.5.1 Green roofs
17.5.2 Permeable pavements
17.5.3 Rainwater harvesting
17.5.4 Rain gardens and planter boxes
17.5.5 Bioswales
17.5.6 Constructed wetlands and tree canopies
17.6 Summary
17.7 Questions and problems
17.8 Cited references
Chapter 18. Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Sites
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Contaminated site remediation approach
18.3 Green and sustainable remediation technologies
18.4 Sustainable remediation framework
18.5 Sustainable remediation indicators, metrics, and tools
18.6 Case studies
18.7 Challenges and opportunities
18.8 Summary
18.9 Questions and problems
18.10 Cited references
Chapter 19. Climate Geoengineering
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Climate geoengineering
19.3 Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods
19.3.1 Subsurface sequestration
19.3.2 Surface sequestration
19.3.3 Marine organism sequestration
19.3.4 Direct engineered capture
19.4 Solar radiation management (SRM) methods
19.4.1 Sulfur injection
19.4.2 Reflectors and mirrors
19.5 Applicability of CDR and SRM
19.6 Climate geoengineering – a theoretical framework
19.7 Risks and challenges
19.8 Summary
19.9 Questions and problems
19.10 Cited references
Section IV: Sustainable Engineering Applications
Chapter 20. Environmental and Chemical Engineering Projects
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Food scrap landfilling versus composting
20.2.1 Background
20.2.2 Methodology
20.2.3 Environmental sustainability
20.2.4 Life cycle assessment
20.2.5 Economic sustainability
20.2.6 Social sustainability
20.2.7 EnvisionTM
20.2.8 Conclusions
20.3 Adsorbent for the removal of arsenic from groundwater
20.3.1 Background
20.3.2 Methodology
20.3.3 Environmental sustainability
20.3.4 Economic sustainability
20.3.5 Social sustainability
20.3.6 Streamline life cycle assessment (SLCA)
20.3.7 EnvisionTM
20.3.8 Conclusions
20.4 Conventional versus biocover landfill cover system
20.4.1 Background
20.4.2 Methodology
20.4.3 Sustainability assessment
20.4.4 Economic sustainability
20.4.5 Social sustainability
20.4.6 Conclusions
20.5 Algae biomass deep well reactors versus open pond systems
20.5.1 Background
20.5.2 Methodology
20.5.3 Environmental sustainability
20.5.4 Economic sustainability
20.5.5 Social sustainability
20.5.6 Conclusions
20.6 Remedial alternatives for PCB and pesticide contaminated sediment
20.6.1 Background
20.6.2 Methodology
20.6.3 Environmental impact assessment
20.6.4 Economic assessment
20.6.5 Social impact assessment
20.6.6 Overall sustainability
20.6.7 Conclusions
20.7 Summary
20.8 Cited references
Chapter 21. Civil and Materials Engineering Sustainability Projects
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Sustainable translucent composite panels
21.2.1 Background
21.2.2 Methodology
21.2.3 Environmental sustainability
21.2.4 Economic sustainability
21.2.5 Social sustainability
21.2.6 Conclusions
21.3 Sustainability assessment of concrete mixtures for pavements and bridge decks
21.3.1 Background
21.3.2 Methodology
21.3.3 Environmental sustainability
21.3.4 Economic sustainability
21.3.5 Social sustainability
21.3.6 Conclusions
21.4 Sustainability assessment of parking lot design alternatives
21.4.1 Background
21.4.2 Methodology
21.4.3 Environmental sustainability
21.4.4 Economic sustainability
21.4.5 Social sustainability
21.4.6 Overall sustainability
21.4.7 Conclusions
21.5 Summary
21.6 Cited references
Chapter 22. Infrastructure Engineering Sustainability Projects
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Comparison of two building designs for an electric bus substation
22.2.1 Background
22.2.2 Methodology
22.2.3 Environmental sustainability
22.2.4 Economic sustainability
22.2.5 Social sustainability
22.2.6 Conclusions and recommendations
22.3 Prefabricated cantilever retaining wall versus conventional cantilever cast-in place retaining wall
22.3.1 Background
22.3.2 Methodology
22.3.3 Environmental sustainability
22.3.4 Economic sustainability
22.3.5 Social sustainability
22.3.6 Conclusions and recommendations
22.4 Sustainability assessment of two alternate water pipelines
22.4.1 Background
22.4.2 Methodology
22.4.3 Environmental sustainability
22.4.4 Economic sustainability
22.4.5 Social sustainability
22.4.6 Conclusions
22.5 Sustainable rural electrification of Paisley, Oregon
22.5.1 Background
22.5.2 Methodology
22.5.3 Economic analysis
22.5.4 Environmental sustainability
22.5.5 Social sustainability
22.5.6 Conclusions and recommendations
22.6 Sustainability assessment of shear wall retrofitting techniques
22.6.1 Background
22.6.2 Methodology
22.6.3 Environmental sustainability
22.6.4 Economic sustainability
22.6.5 Social sustainability
22.6.6 Final assessment
22.6.7 Conclusions
22.7 Summary
22.8 Cited references
