Sinopsis de Environmentally-friendly product development: methods and tools

The modern market economy is founded on economic growth and increasing consumption of manufactured products, leading to over use of resources and environmentally-damaging pollution. We can help protect the environment by focussing on the entire life-cycle of each manufactured product. A holistic view of every stage and process of a product's life-cycle is needed in order to find sound solutions to adverse environmental effects and help us develop a new generation of eco-designed products. Environmentally-friendly Product Development introduces methods to improve the environmental characteristics of products. Every manufactured product has environmental impacts during its life-cycle. These arise in the product's manufacture, use, recycling and disposal. In the past designers have focussed only on technical and economical aspects when developing new products, taking into account market-conditions and their company's resource...

Otros libros de Tecnologia medioambiental

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  Índice de presión ambiental.
  Autor: Ludevid, Manuel.
  ISBN: 978-84-933208-4-3.
  Editorial: Springer
  
  
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  ¿Cuánta bioenergía puede producir Europa sin dañar el medio ambiente?.
  Autor: Agencia Europea de Medio Ambiente.
  ISBN: 978-84-8320-437-5.
  Editorial: Springer
  
  
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  365 gestos para salvar el planeta.
  Autor: Bourseiller, Philippe.
  ISBN: 978-84-9785-145-9.
  Editorial: Springer
  
  
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  366 días para reflexionar sobre nuestra tierra.
  Autor: Arthus-Bertrand, Yann.
  ISBN: 978-84-9758-002-1.
  Editorial: Springer
  
  
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  50 cosas sencillas que tú puedes hacer para salvar la Tierra.
  Autor: Sin autor.
  ISBN: 978-84-8076-403-2.
  Editorial: Springer