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Author Ng, Kok Siew, author.

Title A new systems thinking approach to sustainable resource management : principles and applications / Kok Siew Ng, Elias Martinez Hernandez and Aki Yamaguchi.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2024]

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Description 1 online resource (337 pages : illustrations (color, black & white)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Front Cover -- A New Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Resource Management -- A New Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Resource Management: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 -- Introduction to systems thinking for resource management -- 1 -- What is a system? -- 1.1 Definition of "system" -- 1.2 The concept of "system" across various disciplines -- 1.2.1 The concept of "system" in chemical and process systems engineering discipline
1.2.2 The concept of "system" in environmental science and management discipline -- 1.2.3 The concept of "system" in social science discipline -- 1.3 Summary -- References -- 2 -- A new systems thinking approach to sustainable resource management -- 2.1 Introduction: Sustainable resource management -- 2.2 The need for a systems thinking approach -- 2.3 The new systems thinking framework -- 2.3.1 Problem and system definitions -- 2.3.2 System mapping and integration -- 2.3.3 Integrated sustainability assessment -- 2.4 Summary -- References -- 2 -- System definition, mapping, and integration
3 -- Problem and system definitions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Purpose statement -- 3.3 Scope and requirements -- 3.4 Data quality assessment -- 3.5 Summary -- References -- 4 -- System modeling and mapping -- 4.1 Resource availability assessment -- 4.1.1 Introduction -- 4.1.2 Methodology for resource availability assessment -- 4.1.2.1 Theoretical resource availability potential -- 4.1.2.2 Technical resource availability potential -- 4.1.2.3 Economic and market availability potential -- 4.1.3 Considering system dynamics in resource availability assessment
4.1.4 Resource availability mapping and geographical information systems (GIS) -- 4.1.5 Exercise: GIS mapping for biomass resource availability -- Problem statement -- 4.1.6 Summary -- 4.2 Material flow analysis (MFA) -- 4.2.1 Introduction -- 4.2.2 Performing MFA -- 4.2.2.1 Problem definition -- 4.2.2.2 System definition -- 4.2.2.3 Material balance -- 4.2.2.4 Construction of material flow diagram -- 4.2.2.5 Interpretation -- 4.2.3 Application of MFA to resource and waste management -- 4.2.3.1 Global iron and steel flows -- 4.2.3.2 UK phosphorus flows
4.2.3.3 Plastic waste flows in Indonesian cities -- 4.2.3.4 Energy flows within a gasification plant for methanol production -- 4.2.4 Exercise: Material flow analysis of a recycling process for household waste -- Problem statement -- 4.2.5 Summary -- 4.3 System dynamics -- 4.3.1 Introduction -- 4.3.2 System dynamics modeling approach -- 4.3.2.1 Problem and system definitions -- 4.3.2.2 Model development -- 4.3.2.3 Analysis -- 4.3.2.4 Recommendations -- 4.3.3 Causal loop diagram -- 4.3.4 Stock-and-flow diagram -- 4.3.5 Application of system dynamics to resource and waste management
Note Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 12, 2024).
Subject System theory.
Systems engineering.
Théorie des systèmes.
Ingénierie des systèmes.
systems engineering.
Added Author Hernandez, Elias Martinez, author.
Yamaguchi, Aki, author.
Other Form: Original 0323998690 9780323998697 (OCoLC)1423131670
ISBN 9780323999397 (electronic bk.)
0323999395 (electronic bk.)
9780323998697
0323998690
Standard No. AU@ 000077345583
AU@ 000077343334

 
    
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