chapter 1 From Sustainable Development to Design for Environment -- chapter 2 Life Cycle Approach and the Product–System Concept and Modeling -- chapter 3 Life Cycle Design and Management -- chapter 4 Life Cycle Assessment -- chapter 5 Life Cycle Cost Analysis -- chapter 6 Integrated Economic–Environmental Analysis of the Life Cycle -- chapter 7 Product Design and Development Process -- chapter 8 Integration of Environmental Aspects in Product Design -- chapter 9 Life Cycle Environmental Strategies and Considerations for Product Design -- chapter 10 Engineering Methods for Product Duration Design and Evaluation -- chapter 11 Product Constructional System Defi nition Based on Optimal Life Cycle Strategies -- chapter 12 Environmental Characterization of Materials and Optimal Choice -- chapter 13 Design for Disassembly and Distribution of Disassembly Depth -- chapter 14 Optimal Disassembly Planning -- chapter 15 Product Recovery Cycles Planning and Cost–Benefi t Analysis of Recovery -- chapter 16 Methodological Framework and Analysis Models for Simulation of the Product Life Cycle.