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Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability

Bringing the Numbers to Life

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Authors:

Benoit Cushman-Roisin and Bruna Tanaka Cremonini

Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability

Bringing the Numbers to Life

Book2021

 

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Authors:

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    Chapter 1 - Materials

    Pages 1-16

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    Chapter 2 - Water

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    Chapter 3 - Energy

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    Chapter 4 - Pollutants and greenhouse gases

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    Chapter 5 - Transportation

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    Chapter 6 - Buildings

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    Chapter 7 - Electronics and computers

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    Chapter 8 - Information and internet

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    Chapter 9 - Humans and their needs

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    Chapter 10 - Risks

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    Chapter 11 - Waste, packaging, and recycling

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    Chapter 12 - Industries

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    Chapter 13 - Making the numbers speak

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    Index

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Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability: Bringing the Numbers to Life is an accessible reference for researchers working in environmental and sustainability fields who need to communicate the latest data and statistics to reinforce their own research or message. The book compiles the most-needed numbers into one resource and covers a variety of relevant topics, including materials, energy, environment, city planning, electronics, and waste. This handbook is clearly indexed and full of comprehensive tables, making it easy to find answers. Researchers in environmental and sustainability-related fields will find it an invaluable resource.

Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability: Bringing the Numbers to Life is an accessible reference for researchers working in environmental and sustainability fields who need to communicate the latest data and statistics to reinforce their own research or message. The book compiles the most-needed numbers into one resource and covers a variety of relevant topics, including materials, energy, environment, city planning, electronics, and waste. This handbook is clearly indexed and full of comprehensive tables, making it easy to find answers. Researchers in environmental and sustainability-related fields will find it an invaluable resource.

Key Features

  • Collects and presents important environmental data in one accessible resource
  • Provides key information needed for effectively communicating environmental and sustainability issues
  • Offers a clear index
  • Includes detailed tables throughout for ease of access
  • Collects and presents important environmental data in one accessible resource
  • Provides key information needed for effectively communicating environmental and sustainability issues
  • Offers a clear index
  • Includes detailed tables throughout for ease of access

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978-0-12-822958-3

Language

English

Published

2021

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Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Authors

Benoit Cushman-Roisin

Bruna Tanaka Cremonini

Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA