Sustainable Industrial Design and Waste Management was inspired by the need to have a text that enveloped awareness and solutions to the ongoing issues and concerns of waste generated from industry. The development of science and technology has increased human capacity to extract resources from nature and it is only recently that industries are being held accountable for the detrimental effects the waste they produce has on the environment. Increased governmental research, regulation and corporate accountability are digging up issues pertaining to pollution control and waste treatment and environmental protection. The traditional approach for clinical waste, agricultural waste, industrial waste, and municipal waste are depleting our natural resources. The main objective of this book is to conserve the natural resources by approaching 100 % full utilization of all types of wastes by cradle - to - cradle concepts, using Industrial Ecology methodology documented with case studies. Sustainable development and environmental protection cannot be achieved without establishing the concept of industrial ecology. The main tools necessary for establishing Industrial Ecology and sustainable development will be covered in the book. The concept of "industrial ecology" will help the industrial system to be managed and operated more or less like a natural ecosystem hence causing as less damage as possible to the surrounding environment.

Explores practical ideas and innovative technologies for applying the cradle- to-cradle concept using Industrial Ecology methodology.

About the Author
Dr. Haggar has more than 30 years experience in Energy and Environmental Consulting and University teaching. Dr Haggar has been a visiting professor at Washington State University and at University of Idaho, U.S.A. He is presently the professor of Energy and Environment at the American University in Cairo, Mechanical Engineering Department, Cairo, Egypt Dr. Haggar has more than 20 Academic Honors, grants and awards. Dr. El-Haggar received the outstanding undergraduate teacher award at The American University in Cairo in 1995 as well as a number of outstanding AUC trustees' awards. In addition Dr. Haggar has 120 Scientific Publications in Environmental and Energy Fields, 33 invited presentation, 42 technical report, 12 books and one chapter in two different books.Dr's Haggar Environmental Consulting experience include more than 40 Environmental/Industrial Auditing for major industrial identities, 20 Compliance Action Plan, 9 Environmental Impact Assessment in addition to his extensive consulting experience in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Auditing, Environmental impact assessment, Environmental management systems, Cleaner Production, Industrial Ecology, Energy management, Hazardous and non-Hazardous Waste management, Recycling, Pollution prevention and waste minimization, zero pollution, Biogas/Solar/Wind technology, Community/Desert development, Solid and industrial waste, environmental assessment for the local government and private industries. Dr. Haggar is a member/board member in 14 national and international societies in the area of Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and community development.


Book Information
ISBN 9780123736239
Author Salah El Haggar
Format Hardback
Page Count 424
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 690g