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Editorial

Foreword to this special issue on the Society & Materials seminars p. 1

Jean-Pierre Birat

Published online: 20 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013059

Methodologies to measure the sustainability of materials – focus on recycling aspects p. 3

J.-S. Thomas and J.-P. Birat

Published online: 22 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013054

Life cycle thinking as a decision tool for waste management policy p. 17

D. Nelen, A. Van der Linden, I. Vanderreydt and K. Vrancken

Published online: 29 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013055

Towards application of life cycle sustainability analysis p. 29

C. van der Giesen, R. Kleijn, G.J. Kramer and J. Guinée

Published online: 29 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013058

Structural requirements and material solutions for sustainable buildings p. 37

V. Brinnel, S. Münstermann, W. Bleck, M. Feldmann and S. Reese

Published online: 22 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013053

The future of mobility and its critical raw materials p. 47

S. Ziemann, A. Grunwald, L. Schebek, D.B. Müller and M. Weil

Published online: 22 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013052

Shipping containers in a sustainable city p. 55

G. Abrasheva, R. Häußling and D. Senk

Published online: 13 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013049

Analysis of materials and energy flows of different lithium ion traction batteries p. 65

B. Simon and M. Weil

Published online: 22 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013056

The footprint family: comparison and interaction of the ecological, energy, carbon and water footprints p. 77

Kai Fang, Reinout Heijungs and Geert de Snoo

Published online: 13 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013051

Using graph search algorithms for a rigorous application of emergy algebra rules p. 87

A. Marvuglia, B. Rugani, G. Rios, Y. Pigné, E. Benetto and L. Tiruta-Barna

Published online: 13 March 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013050

Cooperation and competition among structural materials p. 95

J.-P. Birat, M. Chiappini, C. Ryman and J. Riesbeck

Published online: 11 April 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2013057

Revue de Métallurgie

Volume 110 / No 1 (2013)

Social Value of Materials

Social Value of Materials

Foreword to this special issue on the Society & Materials seminars p. 1

Methodologies to measure the sustainability of materials – focus on recycling aspects p. 3

Life cycle thinking as a decision tool for waste management policy p. 17

Towards application of life cycle sustainability analysis p. 29

Structural requirements and material solutions for sustainable buildings p. 37

The future of mobility and its critical raw materials p. 47

Shipping containers in a sustainable city p. 55

Analysis of materials and energy flows of different lithium ion traction batteries p. 65

The footprint family: comparison and interaction of the ecological, energy, carbon and water footprints p. 77

Using graph search algorithms for a rigorous application of emergy algebra rules p. 87

Cooperation and competition among structural materials p. 95