Brunner / Rechberger Handbook of Material Flow Analysis

For Environmental, Resource, and Waste Engineers, Second Edition
2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-315-31343-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 456 Seiten

In this second edition of a bestseller, authors Paul H. Brunner and Helmut Rechberger guide professional newcomers as well as experienced engineers and scientists towards mastering the art of material flow analysis (MFA) from the very beginning to an advanced state of material balances of complex systems. Handbook of Material Flow Analysis: For Environmental, Resource, and Waste Engineers, Second Edition serves as a concise and reproducible methodology as well as a basis for analysis, assessment and improvement of anthropogenic systems through an approach that is helpfully uniform and standardized. The methodology featured in this book is a vital resource for generating new data, fostering understanding, and increasing knowledge to benefit the growing MFA community working in the fields of industrial ecology, resource management, waste management, and environmental protection. This new second edition takes into account all new developments and readers will profit from a new exploration of STAN software, newly added citations, and thoroughly described case studies that reveal the potential of MFA to solve industrial ecology challenges.

Zielgruppe

This book is intended for professionals (consultants, government employees, and employees of safety and environment departments of large companies, e.g., in waste management, recycling, or resource supply) in resource management, waste management, and environmental management. It also would be useful to students, academics, and researchers focused on resource management, waste management, and environmental management in civil, environmental, and chemical engineering, and in urban planning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brunner, Paul H.

Rechberger, Helmut

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Authors

Introduction

Objectives and Scope

What Are Material Flow Analysis and Substance Flow Analysis?

History of MFA

Application of Material Flow Analysis

Objectives of Material Flow Analysis

Methodology of Material Flow Analysis

MFA Terms and Definitions

MFA Procedures

Treatment of Data Uncertainties in MFA

MFA with Software STAN

Evaluation Methods for MFA Results

Case Studies

Environmental Management

Resource Conservation

Waste Management

Industrial Applications

Regional Materials Management

Outlook: Where to Go?.

Vision of MFA

Standardization

MFA and Legislation

Industrial Ecology and Metabolism of the Anthroposphere

References

Über Autor(innen)

Paul H. Brunner, recognized for his groundbreaking research work in the fields of waste and resource management, is professor emeritus at the Technische Universität Wien in Vienna, Austria. Together with Peter Baccini from ETH Zurich, he published the landmark book Metabolism of the Anthroposphere, presenting a new view of the interactions among human activities, resources, and the environment. His work focuses on advanced methods for waste treatment and on concepts to assess, evaluate, and design metabolic systems. For more than 40 years, Dr. Brunner has been engaged in research and teaching in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. As a member of many boards of journals and conferences, he successfully promoted the application of material flow analysis for improving decision making in resource and waste management.

Helmut Rechberger has been a professor for resource management since 2003 and heads the Research Center of Waste and Resource Management at Technische Universität Wien. He received his professional education in Vienna with Paul H. Brunner, at ETH Zurich with Peter Baccini, and at Yale with Tom Graedel. Since then, he has been engaged in research and teaching and has become internationally acknowledged for his research work in the fields of resource and waste management. Under his lead, the material flow analysis (MFA) software STAN has been developed. His current research interests are focused on the further development of methods to advance sustainable regional and urban resource management.