{"product_id":"9781118933923","title":"Sustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products: Methods and Case Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past decade, renewables-based technology and sustainability assessment methods have grown tremendously. Renewable energy and products have a significant role in the market today, and the same time sustainability assessment methods have advanced, with a growing standardization of environmental sustainability metrics and consideration of social issues as part of the assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products: Methods and Case Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is an extensive update and sequel to the 2006 title \u003ci\u003eRenewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e. It discusses the impressive evolution and role renewables have taken in our modern society, highlighting the importance of sustainability principles in the design phase of renewable-based technologies, and presenting a wide range of sustainability assessment methods suitable for renewables-based technologies, together with case studies to demonstrate their applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a valuable resource for academics, businesses and policy makers who are active in contributing to more sustainable production and consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more information on the Wiley Series in Renewable Resources, visit www.wiley.com\/go\/rrs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe growing role of renewables in our society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSustainability in the design phase of products and processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrinciples of sustainability assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLand use analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWater use analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaterial and energy flow analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExergy and cumulative exergy analysisCarbon and environmental footprint methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLife Cycle Assessment (LCA), social Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing (LCC)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase studies: renewable energy, bio-based chemicals and bio-based materials.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118451441904,"sku":"9781118933923","price":165.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118933923_p0.jpg?v=1769889703","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118933923","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}