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Making the Modern World - Materials and Dematerialization

by Vaclav Smil
RM22.57 MYR
Making the Modern World - Materials and Dematerialization - Thryft
Making the Modern World - Materials and Dematerialization - Thryft

Materials Dependence: Challenges and Opportunities

"Making the Modern World" provides insightful analysis of the impact of material consumption on the world today, and offers potential solutions to mitigate its effects. The book explores the evolution of material usage, its extraction and production processes, and the energy costs associated with it. It also highlights potential pathways to dematerialization, recognizing the constraints that make this difficult. This book is perfect for readers interested in resource economics, environmental studies, energy analysis, mineral geology, industrial organization, manufacturing, and material science.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Making the Modern World - Materials and Dematerialization

by Vaclav Smil
RM22.57 MYR
ISBN: 9781119942535
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM187.64 MYR
Authors: Vaclav Smil
Publisher: Wiley
Date of Publication: 2013-12-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Economics, Philosophy, Business, History
Related Topics: History, Technology
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 552 readers)

Description

How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are discussed and answered in Making the Modern Materials and Dematerialization. Over the course of time, the modern world has become dependent on unprecedented flows of materials. Now even the most efficient production processes and the highest practical rates of recycling may not be enough to result in dematerialization rates that would be high enough to negate the rising demand for materials generated by continuing population growth and rising standards of living. This book explores the costs of this dependence and the potential for substantial dematerialization of modern economies. Making the Modern Materials and Dematerialization considers the principal materials used throughout history, from wood and stone, through to metals, alloys, plastics and silicon, describing their extraction and production as well as their dominant applications. The evolving productivities of material extraction, processing, synthesis, finishing and distribution, and the energy costs and environmental impact of rising material consumption are examined in detail. The book concludes with an outlook for the future, discussing the prospects for dematerialization and potential constrains on materials. This interdisciplinary text provides useful perspectives for readers with backgrounds including resource economics, environmental studies, energy analysis, mineral geology, industrial organization, manufacturing and material science.
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"Making the Modern World" provides insightful analysis of the impact of material consumption on the world today, and offers potential solutions to mitigate its effects. The book explores the evolution of material usage, its extraction and production processes, and the energy costs associated with it. It also highlights potential pathways to dematerialization, recognizing the constraints that make this difficult. This book is perfect for readers interested in resource economics, environmental studies, energy analysis, mineral geology, industrial organization, manufacturing, and material science.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.