Engineering solutions for sustainability : materials and resources ; workshop report and recommendations /

• Corporate Author: American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2012]
• Subjects: Sustainable engineering > Congresses.; Environmental engineering > Congresses.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Energy.; SCIENCE > Energy.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.; Environmental engineering.; Sustainable engineering.; Electronic books.; Conference papers and proceedings.

"Natural resources are the lifeblood of agricultural and industrial endeavors that contribute to our social and economic well-being. Yet, even as these resources dwindle from mismanagement, there is still no clear consensus in the engineering community of what actually defines "sustainable...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Executive summary
• 2. Introduction and process
• 3. Human needs (water, food, and health)
• 4. Infrastructure (transportation, housing, and urban design)
• 5. The resource cycle
• 6. Human resources
• 7. Linking technologies to resources
• 8. The path forward
• appendix A. List of delegates
• appendix B. References and recommended readings
• appendix C. Summary of sector-specific advances.