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.
1. Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Table of Contents - p. x 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Chapter 1 Materials - p. 1 8. Chapter 2 Water - p. 17 9. Chapter 3 Energy - p. 25 10. Chapter 4 Pollutants and greenhouse gases - p. 51 11. Chapter 5 Transportation - p. 67 12. Chapter 6 Buildings - p. 79 13. Chapter 7 Electronics and computers - p. 93 14. Chapter 8 Information and internet - p. 117 15. Chapter 9 Humans and their needs - p. 137 16. Chapter 10 Risks - p. 151 17. Chapter 11 Waste, packaging, and recycling - p. 163 18. Chapter 12 Industries - p. 179 19. Chapter 13 Making the numbers speak - p. 239 20. Index - p. 245
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.
1. Data, Statistics, and Useful Numbers for Environmental Sustainability - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Table of Contents - p. x 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Chapter 1 Materials - p. 1 8. Chapter 2 Water - p. 17 9. Chapter 3 Energy - p. 25 10. Chapter 4 Pollutants and greenhouse gases - p. 51 11. Chapter 5 Transportation - p. 67 12. Chapter 6 Buildings - p. 79 13. Chapter 7 Electronics and computers - p. 93 14. Chapter 8 Information and internet - p. 117 15. Chapter 9 Humans and their needs - p. 137 16. Chapter 10 Risks - p. 151 17. Chapter 11 Waste, packaging, and recycling - p. 163 18. Chapter 12 Industries - p. 179 19. Chapter 13 Making the numbers speak - p. 239 20. Index - p. 245
