03246nam a2200373 i 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054020002500095020002700120040003500147050002500182082001400207100001800221245007900239264007800318300003400396336002100430337002300451338003200474504005100506520166900557588004702226590014702273650002402420650001502444650001902459655002202478776021502500797001202715856012602727999001902853ebr10780739CaPaEBRm     o  d        cr cn|||||||||130708s2014    enk     ob    001 0 eng|d  z9781119942535 (pbk.)  a9781118697979 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRbengerdaepncCaPaEBR14aTD793.9b.S64 2014eb04a306.32231 aSmil, Vaclav.10aMaking the modern world :bmaterials and dematerialization /cVaclav Smil. 1aChichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom :bJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.,c2014.  a1 online resource (243 pages)  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"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 World: 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 World: 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 constraints on materials.This interdisciplinary text will provide useful perspectives for readers with backgrounds including resource economics, environmental studies, energy analysis, mineral geology, industrial organization, manufacturing, and material science"--cProvided by publisher.  aDescription based on print version record.  aElectronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aWaste minimization. 0aMaterials. 0aRaw materials. 0aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aSmil, Vaclav.tMaking the modern world : materials and dematerialization.dChichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014hxi, 229 pagesz9781119942535w(DLC)  20130246722 aebrary.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10780739zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c134451d134451