عنوان

Making the modern world :

شابک

1119942535 (pbk.)

شابک

9781119942535 (pbk.)

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

Making the modern world :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

materials and dematerialization /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Vaclav Smil

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xi, 229 pages ;

ابعاد

25 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

What gets included -- How we got here -- How the materials flow -- Are we dematerializing? -- Material outlook

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"Aiming to elucidate the complexity of material flows of modern societies, their prerequisites and their consequences"--

متن يادداشت

"How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are discussed and answered in Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization.Over the course of time, the modern world has become dependent on unprecedented flows of materials. Now even the most efficient production processes and the highest practical rates of recycling may not be enough to result in dematerialization rates that would be high enough to negate the rising demand for materials generated by continuing population growth and rising standards of living. This book explores the costs of this dependence and the potential for substantial dematerialization of modern economies. Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization considers the principal materials used throughout history, from wood and stone, through to metals, alloys, plastics, and silicon, describing their extraction and production as well as their dominant applications. The evolving productivities of material extraction, processing, synthesis, finishing, and distribution, and the energy costs and environmental impact of rising material consumption are examined in detail. The book concludes with an outlook for the future, discussing the prospects for dematerialization and potential constraints on materials.This interdisciplinary text will provide useful perspectives for readers with backgrounds including resource economics, environmental studies, energy analysis, mineral geology, industrial organization, manufacturing, and material science"--

عنوان

Making the modern world

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

9781118697962

موضوع مستند نشده

Materials

موضوع مستند نشده

Raw materials

موضوع مستند نشده

Waste minimization

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Smil, Vaclav

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y