Life Cycle Assessment And Water Management Related Issues

Author : Joaquim Comas Matas,Sadurní Morera Carbonell
Publisher : Documenta Universitaria
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788499841656

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Life Cycle Assessment and Water Management-related Issues by Joaquim Comas Matas,Sadurní Morera Carbonell Pdf

Life Cycle Assessment is a scientific methodology to assess the environmental impact of a product, system or service along its life-cycle. This starts with the extraction of raw materials; follows with the manufacturing, distribution and use stages; and ends with the treatment of waste or byproducts. All this information allows us to avoid transfer of burdens between life cycle stages, geographical regions or environmental impact categories. For example, reducing the amount of material to manufacture a product (i.e. a washing machine, a car or a wastewater treatment plant) while not increasing energy consumption during its use or consumption.\nIn September 2012, from the 3rd to the 7th, the Laboratory of Environmental and Chemical Engineering (LEQUIA) and the Institute of the Environment of the University of Girona organized the 12th International Summer School for the Environment (ISSE) focused on “Life Cycle Assessment and Water issues”. It was framed within the European project Ecotech-Sudoe (www.ecotechsudoe.eu). Following the Lisbon Strategy, the research project Ecotech-Sudoe aims to merge sustainability and competitiveness. Ecotechnologies are powerful tools to achieve this, while providing the same level of service but with lower environmental and social impacts. They are based on emerging and promising research areas, such as social and environmental LCA (Life Cycle Analysis), ecodesign, and industrial and territorial ecology. \n\n\n

Author : Joaquim Comas i Matas,Sadurní Morera Carbonell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8484583996

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Life Cycle Assessment and Water Management-related Issues by Joaquim Comas i Matas,Sadurní Morera Carbonell Pdf

Author : Ralph E Horne,Tim Grant,Karli Verghese
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643099203

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Life Cycle Assessment by Ralph E Horne,Tim Grant,Karli Verghese Pdf

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has developed in Australia over the last 20 years into a technique for systematically identifying the resource flows and environmental impacts associated with the provision of products and services. Interest in LCA has accelerated alongside growing demand to assess and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across different manufacturing and service sectors. Life Cycle Assessment focuses on the reflective practice of LCA, and provides critical insight into the technique and how it can be used as a problem-solving tool. It describes the distinctive strengths and limitations of LCA, with an emphasis on practice in Australia, as well as the application of LCA in waste management, the built environment, water and agriculture. Supported by examples and case studies, each chapter investigates contemporary challenges for environmental assessment and performance improvement in these key sectors. LCA methodologies are compared to the emerging climate change mitigation policy and practice techniques, and the uptake of ‘quick’ LCA and management tools are considered in the light of current and changing environmental agendas. The authors also debate the future prospects for LCA technique and applications.

Author : Joaquim . . . [et al. ] Comas i Matas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 8499841635

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Life Cycle Assessment and Water Management-related Issues by Joaquim . . . [et al. ] Comas i Matas Pdf

Author : Allan Astrup Jensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015042034994

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by Allan Astrup Jensen Pdf

Life Cycle Assessment

Author : Olivier Jolliet,Myriam Saade-Sbeih,Shanna Shaked,Alexandre Jolliet,Pierre Crettaz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439887707

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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (Open Access) by Olivier Jolliet,Myriam Saade-Sbeih,Shanna Shaked,Alexandre Jolliet,Pierre Crettaz Pdf

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment is a pivotal guide to identifying environmental problems and reducing related impacts for companies and organizations in need of life cycle assessment (LCA). LCA, a unique sustainability tool, provides a framework that addresses a growing demand for practical technological solutions. Detailing each phase of the LCA methodology, this textbook covers the historical development of LCA, presents the general principles and characteristics of LCA, and outlines the corresponding standards for good practice determined by the International Organization for Standardization. It also explains how to identify the critical aspects of an LCA, provides detailed examples of LCA analysis and applications, and includes illustrated problems and solutions with concrete examples from water management, electronics, packaging, automotive, and other industries. In addition, readers will learn how to: Use consistent criteria to realize and evaluate an LCA independently of individual interests Understand the LCA methodology and become familiar with existing databases and methods based on the latest results of international research Analyze and critique a completed LCA Apply LCA methodology to simple case studies Geared toward graduate and undergraduate students studying environmental science and industrial ecology, as well as practicing environmental engineers, and sustainability professionals who want to teach themselves LCA good practices, Environmental Life Cycle Assessment demonstrates how to conduct environmental assessments for products throughout their life cycles. It presents existing methods and recent developments in the growing field of LCA and systematically covers goal and system definition, life cycle inventory, life cycle impact assessment, and interpretation.

Author : Shahjadi Hisan Farjana,M. A. Parvez Mahmud,Nazmul Huda
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323854528

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Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Mining by Shahjadi Hisan Farjana,M. A. Parvez Mahmud,Nazmul Huda Pdf

Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Mining addresses sustainable mining issues based on life cycle assessment, providing a thorough guide to implementing LCAs using sustainability metrics. The book details current research on LCA methodologies related to mining, their outcomes, and how to relate sustainable mining concepts in a circular economy. It is an in-depth, foundational reference for developing ideas for technological advancement through designing reduced-emission mining equipment or processes. It includes literature reviews and theoretical concepts of life cycle assessments applied in mining industries, sustainability metrics and problems related to mining and mineral processing industries identified by the life cycle assessment results. This book will aid researchers, students and academics in the field of environmental science, mining engineering and sustainability to see LCA technology outcomes which would be useful for the future development of environmentally-friendly mining processes. Details state-of-the-art life cycle assessment theory and practices applied in the mining and mineral processing industries Includes in-depth, practical case studies outlined with life cycle assessment results to show future pathways for sustainability enhancement Provides fundamental knowledge on how to measure sustainability metrics using life cycle assessment in mining industries

Author : Kim Christiansen,Leif Hoffman,Yrjö Virtanen,Vesa Juntilla,Anne Rønning,Østfold Research Foundation,Tomas Ekvall,Göran Finnveden
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 929120692X

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Nordic Guidelines on Life-Cycle Assessment by Kim Christiansen,Leif Hoffman,Yrjö Virtanen,Vesa Juntilla,Anne Rønning,Østfold Research Foundation,Tomas Ekvall,Göran Finnveden Pdf

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Author : Kun-Mo Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : 9810505906

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Life Cycle Assessment by Kun-Mo Lee Pdf

Author : Wblca Guide Special Project Working Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Building materials
ISBN : 0784415056

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Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment by Wblca Guide Special Project Working Group Pdf

This report serves as a guide for the project team to define and model the structural system within the reference building design as required by green building standards and rating systems.

Author : David Dent,Boris Boincean
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030722241

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Regenerative Agriculture by David Dent,Boris Boincean Pdf

The food system is our last coal-fired power station, our last diesel engine. This book is a trans-disciplinary approach to what needs to be done to make our food system sustainable and to regenerate soil and water resources, habitat, economy and society. The book brings back classical principles of agronomy and integrates economic, agro-ecological and social perspectives, drawing on a wealth of expertise on the political economy of the food system, Conservation Agriculture, and long-term field experiments. Regenerative agriculture builds on known knowns – like crop rotation, water and nutrient requirements, soil and water conservation, farm-gate prices, international trade and supply chains. It grapples with known unknowns – like weed, pest and disease control without agrochemicals, cover crops for profit as well as protection, mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis, resilience and tipping points in ecosystems, farming systems and societies, and how we can pay for imperative changes. Lastly, it acknowledges unknown unknowns – the things we are oblivious to but which we really must know – like how to liberate the ghettos of the mind inhabited by farmers, agronomists, politicians and societies.

Author : Arjen Y. Hoekstra
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136457043

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The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society by Arjen Y. Hoekstra Pdf

Water is not only used in the domestic context, but also in agriculture and industry in the production of commercial goods, from food to paper. The water footprint is an indicator of freshwater use that looks at both direct and indirect use of water by a consumer or producer. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. This book shows how the water footprint concept can be used to quantify and map the water use behind consumption and how it can guide reduction of water use to a sustainable level. With a number of case studies, it illustrates water use along supply chains and that water consumption at one place is often linked to water use at another. For example, it is calculated that it takes 15,000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of beef, or 8,000 litres of water to produce a pair of jeans. The book shows that imports of water-intensive products can highly benefit water-scarce countries, but also that this creates a dependency on foreign water resources. The book demonstrates how water-scarce regions sometimes, nevertheless, use lots of water for making export products. It raises the issue of sustainable consumption: how can consumers, businesses and governments get involved in reducing the water footprints of final consumer goods?

Author : Michael Z. Hauschild,Ralph K. Rosenbaum,Stig Irving Olsen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319564753

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Life Cycle Assessment by Michael Z. Hauschild,Ralph K. Rosenbaum,Stig Irving Olsen Pdf

This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive state-of-the-art description of LCA-methodology and its broad range of applications. The five parts of the book conveniently provide: I) the history and context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with its central role as quantitative and scientifically-based tool supporting society’s transitioning towards a sustainable economy; II) all there is to know about LCA methodology illustrated by a red-thread example which evolves as the reader advances; III) a wealth of information on a broad range of LCA applications with dedicated chapters on policy development, prospective LCA, life cycle management, waste, energy, construction and building, nanotechnology, agrifood, transport, and LCA-related concepts such as footprinting, ecolabelling,design for environment, and cradle to cradle. IV) A cookbook giving the reader recipes for all the concrete actions needed to perform an LCA. V) An appendix with an LCA report template, a full example LCA report serving as inspiration for students who write their first LCA report, and a more detailed overview of existing LCIA methods and their similarities and differences.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811645624

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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (ELCA) that was developed about three decades ago demands a broadening of its scope to include lifecycle costing and social aspects of life cycle assessment as well, drawing on the three-pillar or ‘triple bottom line’ model of sustainability, which is the result of the development of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). LCSA refers to the evaluation of all environmental, social and economic negative impacts and benefits in decision-making processes towards more sustainable products throughout their life cycle. Combination of environmental and social life cycle assessments along with life cycle costing leads to life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA). This book highlights various aspects of life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA).

Author : United Nations Environment Programme,Evan Stuart Andrews
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9280730215

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Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products by United Nations Environment Programme,Evan Stuart Andrews Pdf

The Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products provides a map, a skeleton and a flash light for stakeholders engaging in the assessment of social and socio-economic impacts of products life cycle. The map describes the context, the key concepts, the broader field in which tools and techniques are getting developed and their scope of application. The skeleton presents key elements to consider and provide guidance for the goal and scope, inventory, impact assessment and interpretation phases of a social life cycle assessment. The flash light highlights areas where further research is needed. Social Life Cycle Assessment is a technique available to account for stories and inform systematically on impacts that otherwise would be lost in the vast and fast moving sea of our modern world. May it help stakeholders to effectively and efficiently engage to improve social and socio-economic conditions of production and consumption