Technological Choices for Sustainability /
Sikdar, Subhas K.; Glavic, Peter; Jain, Ravi
- Springer Science & Business Media, 2004
- 472 pages
This book offers a critical evaluation of current scientific work on defining the issue of sustainability and on measuring progress towards a sustainable state. It aims to provide a common understanding of how progress towards sustainability can be achieved by optimising technological development, environmental impact and socio-economic factors. A further objective is to identify the major trends in methodologies that assist progress towards sustainability.