Materials Experience

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Materials Experience is written by Prabhu Kandachar and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0128055863 (ISBN 10) and 9780128055861 (ISBN 13).

The term “Sustainability” has evolved during the last four decades to encompass 3 major aspects: Social-, Economic-, and Environmental sustainability. During the same period, the world has focused, however, mainly on economic sustainability. Rapid economic growth has resulted in enormous material prosperity, but also in a substantial increase in environmental impacts and a rapid depletion of material resources. To provide a high quality of life for a predicted world population of nine billion in 2050, the neglected aspect: social sustainability deserves urgent attention. Renewable resources offer good opportunities in this context. This chapter focuses on materials and social sustainability. Adding value to agricultural materials, such as natural fibers, by design and innovation can result in a positive impact on the quality of life of millions of peasants and farmers in the developing world.