Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Design

Parameters. Modeling the Impacts of Water Pollutants. Water Treatment Technologies. Summary. Problems.8. Wastewater Treatment.Introduction. Wastewater Treatment. Preliminary and Primary Treatment. Secondary Treatment. Nutrient Removal. Tertiary Treatment. Sludge Treatment and Disposal. Water Recycling and Reuse. Summary. Problems.9. Impacts on Air Quality.Introduction. Air Quality History and Regulations. Health Effects of Air Pollutants. Estimating Emissions of Air Pollutants. Dispersion of Air Pollutants. Air Pollutants from Combustion Processes. Air Pollution Control Technologies. Global Impacts of Air Pollutants. Summary. Problems.10. The Carbon Cycle and Energy Balances.Introduction. Climate Science History. Carbon Sources and Emissions. The Carbon Cycle, Carbon Flow Pathways, and Repositories. Global Energy Balance. Global Energy Balance and Surface Temperature Model. Greenhouse Gases and Effects. Climate Change Projections and Impacts. Carbon Dioxide Mitigation, Capture, and Storage. Summary. Problems.11. Energy Conservation, Development, and Decarbonization.Introduction. The Challenge of Decarbonization. Energy and Natural Resources. Carbon Footprinting and Embodied Energy. Decarbonization through Energy Conservation. Decarbonization through Low- and No-Carbon Resources. Decarbonization through Electrification. The Water Energy Food Nexus. Summary. Problems.PART III: DESIGNING RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS12. Designing for Sustainability.Introduction. Sustainable Design in Context. Sustainable Design Philosophies. Ecological Approaches to Design in Practice. Chemistry, Carbon, and Circularity in Practice. Green Engineering and Green Chemistry in Practice. Product Design Strategies. Designing for Value Recovery. Designing for Process and System Sustainability. People-Centered Design. Summary. Problems.13. Industrial Ecology.Introduction. Industrial Metabolism. Eco-Industrial Parks (Industrial Symbiosis). Materials Flow Analysis (MFA). Embodied Energy. Summary. Problems.14. Life Cycle Analysis.Introduction. Life Cycle Thinking. Life Cycle Assessment Framework. Impact Categories. Impact Assessment. Human Toxicity and Risk Analysis in LCA. Summary. Problems.15. Assessing Alternatives.Introduction. Alternatives Assessment. Elements of AA. Alternatives Assessment Example: Biofouling in Washington. Uses of AA. Business Uses of AA. Resources. Summary. Problems.16. Sustainability and the Built Environment.Introduction. Land-Use and Land-Cover Change. Land-Use Planning and Its Role in Sustainable Development. Environmentally Sensitive Design. Green Building. Energy Use and Buildings. Summary. Problems.17. Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability in Practice.Introduction. The Diffusion and Adoption of Innovations. The Economics of Sustainability. The Role of Government. Social Justice and Sustainability in Wealthy Countries. Summary. Problems.APPENDIX A: CONVERSION FACTORS.APPENDIX B: EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA.APPENDIX C: SUSTAINABILTY INDICATORS.APPENDIX D: CARBON SOURCES AND EQUIVALENCE.APPENDIX E: WATER FOOTPRINTS OF PRODUCTS.APPENDIX F: EXPOSURE FACTORS FOR RISK ASSESSMENT.APPENDIX G: BENCHMARK USED IN CONSERVATION PLANNING.GLOSSARY.INDEX.

A. Ogundipe has held academic positions at Stevens Institute of Technology and the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. He earned his Ph.D from Stevens Institute of Technology. His current areas of specialization and scholarship include life-cycle analysis, industrial ecology and developing methods for assessing sustainability.