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Assessing and measuring environmental impact and sustainability
Title
Assessing and measuring environmental impact and sustainability / edited by Jiří Jaromír Klemeš.
ISBN
1322665699
9781322665696
9780128022337
0128022337
9780127999685
012799968X
Publication
Kidlington, Oxford, UK : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Summary
Assessing and Measuring Environmental Impact and Sustainability answers the question "what are the available methodologies to assess the environmental sustainability of a product, system or process? Multiple well-known authors share their expertise in order to give a broad perspective of this issue from a chemical and environmental engineering perspective. This mathematical, quantitative book includes many case studies to assist with the practical application of environmental and sustainability methods. Readers learn how to efficiently assess and use these methods. This book summarizes all relevant environmental methodologies to assess the sustainability of a product and tools, in order to develop more green products or processes. With life cycle assessment as its main methodology, this book speaks to engineers interested in environmental impact and sustainability.
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Print version: Assessing and measuring environmental impact and sustainability. Oxford ; Waltham, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2015]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 14, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface<br>Introduction<br>Systems analysis approach to sustainability<br>On the Application of Fisher Information to Environmental and Engineering Problems<br>SPI
Sustainable Process Index<br>Going to a Decision point in Sustainability Analyses<br>Overview of Environmental Footprints<br>N footprint and the nexus between C and N footprints<br>The Water Footprint of Industry<br>Life cycle sustainability aspects of microalgal biofuels<br>Methods and tools for sustainable chemical process design<br>The Built Environment and Embodied Energy<br>The Environmental Performance Strategy Map: An integrated LCA approach to support the strategic decision-making process<br>Sustainable Design through Process Integration<br>Supply and Demand Planning and Management Tools Towards Low Carbon Emission<br>Setting a policy for sustainability: the importance of measurement <br>Sustainability assessment of buildings, communities and cities.
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