Never before has the quest to balance the needs of people, the
environment, and the economy been so important. While
sustainability has been widely taken up by governments and
business, the world has continued to move in increasingly
unsustainable directions, from continued dependence on fossil
energy to rising greenhouse gas emissions, and erosion of
biodiversity. We know what the right thing to do is, but somehow we
cannot make the changes that are needed, and so we continue with
business as usual, producing business-as-usual results. Based on
more than fifteen years of research and practice, Environmental and
Economic Sustainability introduces the environmental and economic
sustainability assessment (EESA), a new way to make decisions that
meets the challenges of the 21st century. Incorporating elements of
life-cycle analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and
comprehensive sensitivity analysis, EESA provides a fully
quantitative, objective, and rational way to include all of the
social, environmental, and economic issues relevant to a decision
into one comprehensive analysis. The author demonstrates how to
apply EESA using examples across a number of major industries,
including petroleum, mining, and public utilities, and covering key
issues such as water, greenhouse gases, waste, contaminated sites,
and renewable energy. Case studies Management of produced water in
the oil and gas industry in the Middle East Management of
wastewater in a water utility in Australia Power generation and
carbon management in an energy utility in Australia Remediation of
contaminated gas works in the UK Energy savings and carbon
management in heavy oil processing Ultimately, the solutions to
problems of the 21st century will come from understanding the
tremendous value that the environment provides, and reflecting
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