Industrial Ecology

This textbook presents a technical, yet accessible, introduction to the interdisciplinary field of industrial ecology. It is essential reading for those studying industrial ecology and environmental and sustainable engineering.

Andrea L. Hicks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the Director of Sustainability Education and Research at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and is an Associate Editor for the journal, Resources, Conservation and Recycling.

Part I: Setting the Stage Chapter 1. Introduction to Industrial Ecology Chapter 2. How did we get here - disasters and policy as a reaction Chapter 3. Is sustainability unsustainable? Chapter 4. Industrial and Ecological Organisms Part II: Industrial Ecology Tools Chapter 5. Engineering Economics Chapter 6. Economics for Sustainability Chapter 7. Unintended Consequences and the Need for Quantitative Tools Chapter 8. Material Flow Analysis Chapter 9. Introduction to LCA Chapter 10. LCA in Practice Part III: Planning for the Future Chapter 11. Human Behavior in Sustainability Chapter 12. Resource Use and Scarcity Chapter 13. Green Chemistry and Engineering Chapter 14. Project and Community Based Learning Chapter 15: Emerging and Developing Economies Part IV: Case Studies in Industrial Ecology Chapter 16. Case Study - Food Chapter 17. Case Study - Energy Chapter 18. Case Study - Water Chapter 19. Case Study - Climate Change Chapter 20: Case Study- Carbon Capture and Utilization Chapter 21: Conclusion - Where do we go from here