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Material Flow Analysis is a technique for evaluating the "environmental footprint" of economic activity. This chart depicts material flow components of the United States' Total Domestic Output (TDO) from 1975 to 1996. (Source: Matthews, Emily, et al. The Weight of Nations. World Resources Institute, 2000.) (Courtesy of World Resources Institute. Used with permission.)
Dr. Frank Field
Dr. Jeremy Gregory
Prof. Randolph Kirchain
ESD.123J / 1.814J / 3.560J
Spring 2006
Graduate
This course examines quantitative techniques for life cycle analysis of the impacts of materials extraction, processing use, and recycling; and economic analysis of materials processing, products, and markets. Student teams undertake a major case study using the latest methods of analysis and computer-based models of materials process.
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