Industrial Ecology and Sustainability: A Textbook for Students

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The field of industrial ecology is evolving rapidly, and its tools and foundational concepts underpin many areas of sustainability in business and policy. Diverse fields in engineering, sustainability science, and related areas face rapid growth in importance as limits in materials availability, limited recycling, increased demand for the quantification of environmental impact, and concern about future sustainability rise rapidly.This volume focuses on core topics of industrial ecology and designed as an accessible introduction for students around the world studying sustainability at a time of rapid changes in technology and global change. Written by world-renown experts, the book is suitable for students and professionals interested in the field.