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Life Cycle Approaches to Sustainable Regional Development explains
the ways life cycle methodologies and tools can be used to
strengthen regional socio-economic planning and development in a
more sustainable manner. The book advocates the adoption of
systematic and long-term criteria for development decision-making,
taking into account the full life cycle of materials and projects.
It describes life cycle practices from both a scientific and a
practitioner point of view, highlighting examples and case studies
at regional level. The applications are relevant to key economic
sectors, as well as for internal planning and administrative
procedures. It concludes with a synthesis chapter that distills the
key messages from the authors into practical guidance points on how
best to use such approaches to enhance sustainability in regional
development. The book is essential reading for regional and urban
planners who are integrating life cycle thinking into their policy
regimes, as well as for researchers working to further evolve life
cycle methodologies.
Life-cycle assessment is a methodology used to evaluate the
environmental impacts of a product, process, or service during its
life cycle, and risk assessment is a tool to evaluate potential
hazards to human health and the environment introduced by pollutant
emissions. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals call
for, among other objectives, responsible consumption and production
by decoupling environmental resource use and environmental impacts
from economic growth and human well-being. Life-cycle assessment
and risk assessment are both analytical system approaches that
allow scientists and other decision makers to address these issues
and objectives according to the current understanding of
environmental mechanisms. This book is the first attempt to
illustrate the existing interfaces between life-cycle assessment
and risk assessment and to indicate options for further integration
of both tools. The second edition: Focuses on sustainability
Considers new developments in life-cycle assessment and
environmental risk assessment over the last ten years at the
international level Introduces broader concepts and discussions on
integrative versus the complementary use of life-cycle and risk
assessments Extends the scope of integrated life-cycle and risk
assessments to critical raw materials Includes more case studies
and discusses engineered nanomaterials Featuring contributions from
leading experts, Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for
Industrial Processes and Products is a great reference for graduate
students and professionals in environmental management and intends
to catalyze communication between life-cycle assessment and risk
assessment experts and scientists in academia, industry, and
governmental agencies. The practical format of the book-illustrated
with flowcharts, examples, exercises, and concrete
applications-makes it a useful manual for analyzing situations and
making decisions.
Life Cycle Approaches to Sustainable Regional Development explains
the ways life cycle methodologies and tools can be used to
strengthen regional socio-economic planning and development in a
more sustainable manner. The book advocates the adoption of
systematic and long-term criteria for development decision-making,
taking into account the full life cycle of materials and projects.
It describes life cycle practices from both a scientific and a
practitioner point of view, highlighting examples and case studies
at regional level. The applications are relevant to key economic
sectors, as well as for internal planning and administrative
procedures. It concludes with a synthesis chapter that distills the
key messages from the authors into practical guidance points on how
best to use such approaches to enhance sustainability in regional
development. The book is essential reading for regional and urban
planners who are integrating life cycle thinking into their policy
regimes, as well as for researchers working to further evolve life
cycle methodologies.
Life-cycle assessment is a methodology used to evaluate the
environmental impacts of a product, process, or service during its
life cycle, and risk assessment is a tool to evaluate potential
hazards to human health and the environment introduced by pollutant
emissions. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals call
for, among other objectives, responsible consumption and production
by decoupling environmental resource use and environmental impacts
from economic growth and human well-being. Life-cycle assessment
and risk assessment are both analytical system approaches that
allow scientists and other decision makers to address these issues
and objectives according to the current understanding of
environmental mechanisms. This book is the first attempt to
illustrate the existing interfaces between life-cycle assessment
and risk assessment and to indicate options for further integration
of both tools. The second edition: Focuses on sustainability
Considers new developments in life-cycle assessment and
environmental risk assessment over the last ten years at the
international level Introduces broader concepts and discussions on
integrative versus the complementary use of life-cycle and risk
assessments Extends the scope of integrated life-cycle and risk
assessments to critical raw materials Includes more case studies
and discusses engineered nanomaterials Featuring contributions from
leading experts, Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for
Industrial Processes and Products is a great reference for graduate
students and professionals in environmental management and intends
to catalyze communication between life-cycle assessment and risk
assessment experts and scientists in academia, industry, and
governmental agencies. The practical format of the book-illustrated
with flowcharts, examples, exercises, and concrete
applications-makes it a useful manual for analyzing situations and
making decisions.
In order to overcome the increasing concern of today's resource
depletion, environmental considerations and to address
sustainability indicators, a practical life cycle method has been
proposed. The findings of this book state that the appropriate
combination of building materials, improvement in behaviours and
patterns of cultural consumption, and the application of government
codes would enhance decision-making in the residential building
sector towards sustainability. The difference in consumption in
Colombia and Spanish dwellings is not only due to the variation in
results for bio- climatic differences but also because of the
consumption habits in each country. The importance of consumption
habits of citizens and the need to decouple socio-economic
development from energy consumption are sought for achieving
sustainability from a life cycle perspective. There is a crucial
necessity to provide satisfaction to basic needs and comfort
requirements of population with reasonable and sustainable energy
consumption.
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