Innehåll : Part I, Introductory topics : 1. Humanity and environment ; 2. Technology and industry : history and recent trends ; 3. A survey of environmental concerns ; 4. An overview of risk assessment ; Part II, Relevant "external" factors : 5. Relationships of society to industry and development ; 6. Governments, laws and economics ; Part III, Evaluating life cycles ; 7. Budgets and cycles ; 8. An introduction to life-cycle assessment ; 9. Process and product audits : LCAns inventory analysis stage ; 10. Perturbing naturens budgets and cycles ; 11. Prioritizing options : LCAns impact-assessment stage ; 12. The materials and process audit for electronic solders and alternatives : a detailed case study ; Part IV, Design for environment : 13. Industrial design of processes and products ; 14. Designing for energy efficiency ; 15. Industrial process residues : composition and minimization ; 16. Choosing materials ; 17. Product packaging, transport and installation ; 18. Environmental interactions during product use ; 19. Design for recycling ; 20. The improvement analysis for products, processes and facilities ; Part V, Forward-looking topics : 21 Organizational opportunities and constraints ; 22. Standards and stimuli ; 23. Satisfying human needs and wants : the future of industrial activity ; 24. A new industrial revolution