Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability
Bringing the Numbers to Life
- 1st Edition - May 14, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Benoit Cushman-Roisin, Bruna Tanaka Cremonini
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 9 5 8 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 0 1 1 - 4
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Request a sales quoteData, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability: Bringing the Numbers to Life is an accessible reference for researchers working in environmental and sustainability fields who need to communicate the latest data and statistics to reinforce their own research or message. The book compiles the most-needed numbers into one resource and covers a variety of relevant topics, including materials, energy, environment, city planning, electronics, and waste. This handbook is clearly indexed and full of comprehensive tables, making it easy to find answers. Researchers in environmental and sustainability-related fields will find it an invaluable resource.
- Collects and presents important environmental data in one accessible resource
- Provides key information needed for effectively communicating environmental and sustainability issues
- Offers a clear index
- Includes detailed tables throughout for ease of access
Researchers and practitioners in Environmental Science and Sustainability. Policymakers and government organizations concerned with sustainability and environmental communication
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Materials
- 1.1. Metals
- 1.2. Plastics and rubber
- 1.3. Paper and cardboard
- 1.4. Chemicals
- 1.5. Shaping of materials
- 1.6. Miscellaneous materials
- Chapter 2. Water
- 2.1. Hydrological cycle
- 2.2. Energy for water
- 2.3. Water consumption
- 2.4. Wastewater
- Chapter 3. Energy
- 3.1. Units
- 3.2. Solar energy
- 3.3. Energy generation
- 3.4. Energy conversion
- 3.5. Energy storage
- 3.6. Energy transport
- 3.7. Energy consumption
- Chapter 4. Pollutants and greenhouse gases
- 4.1. Common pollutants
- 4.2. Greenhouse gases
- 4.3. Carbon footprints
- 4.4. Carbon sequestration and offsets
- Chapter 5. Transportation
- 5.1. Land transport
- 5.2. Air transport
- 5.3. Water transport
- 5.4. Pipelines
- 5.5. Electric cars
- 5.6. Bicycling versus driving
- Chapter 6. Buildings
- 6.1. Sizes
- 6.2. Materials
- 6.3. Energy and carbon footprint during use
- 6.4. Water consumption during use
- 6.5. Demolition
- Chapter 7. Electronics and computers
- 7.1. Integrated circuits (microchips)
- 7.2. Printed circuit boards
- 7.3. Computers
- 7.4. Personal electronics
- 7.5. Other electronic equipment
- Chapter 8. Information and internet
- 8.1. Internet infrastructure
- 8.2. Communications
- 8.3. Internet usage and digital consumption
- Chapter 9. Humans and their needs
- 9.1. Population
- 9.2. Types of footprints
- 9.3. Shelter
- 9.4. Food
- 9.5. Clothing
- 9.6. Household activities
- 9.7. Human energy
- Chapter 10. Risks
- 10.1. Units
- 10.2. Lifetime risks
- 10.3. Activities of equal risks
- 10.4. Environmental risk assessment
- Chapter 11. Waste, packaging, and recycling
- 11.1. Municipal solid waste
- 11.2. Packaging
- 11.3. Electrical and electronic equipment
- 11.4. Construction waste
- 11.5. Recycling
- 11.6. Methane capture
- 11.7. Composting
- 11.8. Waste in the ocean
- Chapter 12. Industries
- 12.1. Agriculture, livestock, and food industry
- 12.2. Automobile industry
- 12.3. Building construction
- 12.4. Chemical industry
- 12.5. Consumer products
- 12.6. Energy industry
- 12.7. Healthcare
- 12.8. Media and entertainment
- 12.9. Oil and gas industry (Petrochemical industry)
- 12.10. Paper industry
- 12.11. Service industry
- 12.12. Textile industry
- Chapter 13. Making the numbers speak
- 13.1. Yardsticks for distances
- 13.2. Yardsticks for volumes
- 13.3. Energy and carbon emissions as cars on/off the road
- 13.4. Energy and carbon emissions as homes
- 13.5. Carbon footprint equivalencies
- 13.6. Paper as trees
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 14, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 272
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128229583
- eBook ISBN: 9780128230114
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Benoit Cushman-Roisin
Benoit Cushman-Roisin is Professor of Engineering Sciences at Dartmouth College, where he has been on the faculty since 1990. His teaching includes a series of introductory, mid-level, and advanced courses in environmental engineering. He has also developed new courses in sustainable design and industrial ecology. Prof. Cushman-Roisin holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Liège, Belgium (1978) and a Ph.D. in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from the Florida State University (1980). He is the author of two books and numerous refereed publications on various aspects of environmental fluid mechanics. In addition to his appointment at Dartmouth College, Prof. Cushman-Roisin maintains an active consultancy in environmental aspects of fluid mechanics and energy efficiency He is co-founder of e2fuel LLC, a startup dedicated to aviation and trucking fuel from clean sources. He is the founding editor of Environmental Fluid Mechanics.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USABC
Bruna Tanaka Cremonini
Bruna Tanaka Cremonini is a consultant for Analista de PCP (Paper and Forest Products). She has a BS in Industrial Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant, Analista de PCP (Paper and Forest Products) consultant for Analista de PCP (Paper and Forest Products)Read Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability on ScienceDirect