Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development brings together a collection of papers from a conference held at the University of Liverpool in June 2002 that inspire the interchange of ideas on the theory, technology, tools, and methodology for the entire product life cycle within the framework of sustainable development. It also embraces key subjects including strategy, design, materials, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, disposal, recycling, and auditing.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:



Philosophy of, and strategy for, sustainable technologies
Design principles for sustainable development
Sustainable manufacturing technologies
Use of recycling/bio-degradable materials
Re-use and recycling design and technologies
Tools for sustainable product design
Measurement and auditing
Best practices and case studies
Impact of emerging legislation
International trends and future development.

Sustainable development will have a fundamental impact on the engineering community since, through design and manufacture, we are responsible for the use of energy, materials, and processes for the complete product life cycle. This is an essential volume for the bookshelves of those wanting to be well informed about this evolving technology.