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Assessing and measuring environmental impact and sustainability /

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 i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kidlington, Oxford, UK : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.