Handbook of Material Flow Analysis

Paul H. Brunner, recognized for his groundbreaking research work in the fields of waste and resource management, is professor emeritus at the Technische Universitat Wien in Vienna, Austria. Together with Peter Baccini from ETH Zurich, he published the landmark book Metabolism of the Anthroposphere, presenting a new view of the interactions among human activities, resources, and the environment. His work focuses on advanced methods for waste treatment and on concepts to assess, evaluate, and design metabolic systems. For more than 40 years, Dr. Brunner has been engaged in research and teaching in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. As a member of many boards of journals and conferences, he successfully promoted the application of material flow analysis for improving decision making in resource and waste management. Helmut Rechberger has been a professor for resource management since 2003 and heads the Research Center of Waste and Resource Management at Technische Universitat Wien. He received his professional education in Vienna with Paul H. Brunner, at ETH Zurich with Peter Baccini, and at Yale with Tom Graedel. Since then, he has been engaged in research and teaching and has become internationally acknowledged for his research work in the fields of resource and waste management. Under his lead, the material flow analysis (MFA) software STAN has been developed. His current research interests are focused on the further development of methods to advance sustainable regional and urban resource management.

Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Authors





Introduction





Objectives and Scope





What Are Material Flow Analysis and Substance Flow Analysis?





History of MFA


Application of Material Flow Analysis





Objectives of Material Flow Analysis





Methodology of Material Flow Analysis





MFA Terms and Definitions





MFA Procedures





Treatment of Data Uncertainties in MFA





MFA with Software STAN





Evaluation Methods for MFA Results


Case Studies


Environmental Management


Resource Conservation


Waste Management


Industrial Applications


Regional Materials Management


Outlook: Where to Go?.


Vision of MFA


Standardization


MFA and Legislation


Industrial Ecology and Metabolism of the Anthroposphere


References