Handbook of Material Flow Analysis

In this second edition of a bestseller authors Paul H. Brunner and Helmut Rechberger guide professional newcomers as well as experienced engineers and scientists towards mastering the art of material flow analysis (MFA) from the very beginning to an advanced state of material balances of complex systems. Handbook of Material Flow Analysis: For Environmental Resource and Waste Engineers Second Edition serves as a concise and reproducible methodology as well as a basis for analysis assessment and improvement of anthropogenic systems through an approach that is helpfully uniform and standardized. The methodology featured in this book is a vital resource for generating new data fostering understanding and increasing knowledge to benefit the growing MFA community working in the fields of industrial ecology resource management waste management and environmental protection. This new second edition takes into account all new developments and readers will profit from a new exploration of STAN software newly added citations and thoroughly described case studies that reveal the potential of MFA to solve industrial ecology challenges. . Language: English