This volume explores the multifaceted challenges and solutions for achieving sustainability across various industrial and societal sectors. The book presents a collection of papers from the REWAS 2013 symposium, detailing how sustainability can be implemented in transportation, the built environment, electrical and electronic equipment, energy production, and water systems. It further examines enabling topics such as metal and material processing, recycling, recovery, and process design and modeling. The overarching framework for understanding sustainability within these contexts involves life cycle management and analysis, systems modeling and design, and education and consumer awareness.

The collection of papers from the REWAS 2013 symposium offers a comprehensive overview of sustainability challenges and solutions across diverse fields. The focus on practical implementation in areas like transportation, energy, and materials processing, alongside theoretical frameworks such as life cycle analysis, suggests a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners. The inclusion of systems modeling and the role of education indicates a holistic approach to addressing sustainability. This compilation likely serves as a key reference for understanding current advancements and future directions in sustainable engineering and resource management.