00918nam a2200157Ia 450000500170000000800390001702000180005608200170007410000220009124500940011326000460020730000140025352004660026765000120073370000150074520260302160848.0260302s9999    xx          000 0 und d  a9783540211310  a338.927bSIK  aSikdar, Subhas K. 0aTechnological Choices for Sustainability / cSikdar, Subhas K.; Glavic, Peter; Jain, Ravi  bSpringer Science & Business Media, c2004  a472 pages  aThis 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.  aScience  aJain, Ravi