Life-cycle Cost Approach for Management of Environmental Resources A Primer /

This book demonstrates the application of Life-cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) in the management of infrastructure and other investment projects in the context of developing countries. The main goal is to identify potential opportunities for the adoption LCCA in developing countries, with the help of cas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Reddy, V. Ratna (Autor), Kurian, Mathew (Autor), Ardakanian, Reza (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
Temas:
Sustainability.
Environment.
Water.
Hydrology.
Agriculture.
System theory.
Environmental Sciences.
Complex Systems.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA): Rationale and Relevance
  • 1.1 What Is LCCA and Why?- 1.2 LCCA and Green Economy
  • 1.3 LCCA and Sustainable Services
  • 2. Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA): Framework and Concepts
  • 2.1 The Framework
  • 2.2 Cost Components
  • 2.3 Discount Rates, Annualisation and Functional Unit
  • 2.4 Components of Life-Cycle Model
  • 2.5 Ris K-Based Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Simulations
  • 2.6 Methods and Tools of Environmental Impacts
  • 3. LCCA Applications In Infrastructure and Other Projects: Some Case Studies
  • 3.1 LCCA Application in the Real World
  • 3.2 Case Studies (A): Construction; Power; Roads; etc
  • 3.3 Case Studies (B): Natural Resource Based Projects Like Drinking Water and Sanitation (WASH); Crop Systems (Paddy); Agro-Processing (Bio-Ethanol, etc)
  • 3.4 Case Studies (C): LCCA Application in the Developing Country Context
  • 3.5 Good Practices of LCCA
  • 3.6 Constraints and Challenges in the Application of LCCA in the Developing Countries.

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