Whole System Design: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering

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Whole System Design is increasingly being seen as one of the most cost-effective ways to both increase the productivity and reduce the negative environmental impacts of an engineered system. Peter Stasinopoulos, Michael H. Smith, Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves and Cheryl Desha are members of The Natural Edge Project, a Sustainability Think-Tank hosted by Griffith University and the Australian National University. List of Figures and Tablesp. xiForewordsp. xvAcknowledgementsp. xxiAuthor Biographiesp. xxiiiA Whole System Approach to Sustainable Designp. 1The fundamentals of Systems Engineering to inform a Whole System Approachp. 19Enhancing the Systems Engineering process through a Whole System …