Environmental and economic sustainability

Introduction The Exponential Era Crisis--Which Crisis? True Sustainability for This Century Objectives and Structure of the Book Notes Sustainability in the Twenty-first Century A Short History of Sustainability The Challenges of the Twenty-first Century An Overview of Global Trends Why Sustainability Has Not Worked The Twentieth-Century Prosperity Explosion Twentieth-Century Engineering Twenty-First Century Economics for the Twenty-First Century Conclusion Notes Quantifying Sustainability for Improved Decision Making Balancing Environment, Society, and Economy The Environmental and Economic Sustainability Assessment: Embedding Sustainability in Decision Making Socioenvironmental Economic Analysis Full Social Cost--Benefit Analysis Valuing the Environment and Society Applying the Environmental and Economic Sustainability Assessment Examples Notes Water Introduction Water Management in Industry: Overview Water Use and Protection in Oilfield Development in North Africa Produced Water Management in Oilfield Operations Water Management in Mine Development Example: Determining a Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Discharge Strategy Summary Notes Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change Introduction Carbon Mitigation Risk Adaptation Risks Example: GHG Management in Heavy Oil Production Summary Notes Energy Introduction Example: Commercial-Scale Solar Thermal Power in Australia Example: Comparing Renewable Energy Options Summary Notes Contaminated Sites and Waste Introduction Conceptual Framework The Economics of Remediation Economic Sustainability Analysis for Contaminated Land The Social Cost of Waste Management Using Landfill Case History: Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada Case History: Groundwater Remediation at a Refinery in Europe Remediating NAPLs in Fractured Aquifers Example: DNAPL in a Fractured Carbonate Aquifer, United States Example: NAPL in a Fractured Carbonate Aquifer, United Kingdom Discussion Notes Best Practice for the Twenty-first Century Summary Technology Management and Decision Making Into the Future Notes Index