Carbon Footprint and Urban Planning Incorporating Methodologies to Assess the Influence of the Urban Master Plan on the Carbon Footprint of the City /

This book analyzes the relationship between urban development, greenhouse gases and the carbon footprint, and presents the main preventive measures that can be implemented at the design stage. Readers are provided with the knowledge needed to devise a strategy for calculating the carbon footprint of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Zubelzu, Sergio (Autor), Álvarez Fernández, Roberto (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
Temas:
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Pollution.
Human geography.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Human Geography.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction: Importance of Urban Planning Carbon footprint
  • 2.1 Sustainability strategic objectives
  • 2.2 General methodology
  • 2.3 Emission sources
  • 2.4 Emission factors
  • 2.5 Calculation method
  • 3 Carbon footprint calculation method
  • 3.1 Greenhouse gas sources
  • 3.1.1 Residential
  • 3.1.2 Industrial
  • 3.1.3 Commercial
  • 3.1.4 Public facilities
  • 3.2 Concept of carbon footprint
  • 3.3 Calculation of carbon footprint
  • 3.3.1 Selection of GHGs
  • 3.3.2 Setting boundary
  • 3.3.4 Footprint calculation examples
  • 4 Preventive and corrective measures and metrics
  • 3 Social benefits of urban planning carbon footprint evaluation
  • 5 Conclusions and future recommendations. .

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