Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle From Urban Planning to Recycling

Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle From Urban Planning to Recycling / edited by Roberto Álvarez Fernández, Sergio Zubelzu, Rodrigo Martínez.

This book analyzes the relationship between large-scale industrial activity and the carbon footprint, and provides a theoretical framework and tools to calculate the carbon footprint of industrial activities at every stage of their life cycles, including urban-planning master plans, recycling activi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Álvarez Fernández, Roberto (Editor), Zubelzu, Sergio (Editor), Martínez, Rodrigo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Green Energy and Technology,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Energy systems.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Waste management.
Pollution prevention.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Sustainability and urban planning
  • 2 Methodology for calculating industrial carbon footprints
  • 3 Industrial activity categories and urban master plan
  • 4 Characterization of industrial GHG emission sources in an urban planning context
  • 5 Carbon footprint calculation and industrial urban planning procedures
  • 5.1 Potable water infrastructure
  • 5.2 Waste water management infrastructure
  • 5.3 Electricity supply infrastructure
  • 5.4 Gas supply infrastructure
  • 5.5 Waste management infrastructure
  • 5.6 Transport infrastructure. - 6 Metrics for the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects
  • 7 Modelling a Low-Carbon City: Eco-City and Eco-Planning
  • Tools for Urban Sustainability Designers
  • 9 Urban planning policy implications
  • 10 Case Study
  • 11 Case study
  • 12 Conclusions and further recommendations.

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