Overview
- Provides a global tool to analyze the carbon footprint of industrial activities at every stage
- Presents the main preventative measures that can be utilized
- Examines technological developments in the industry
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Sustainability and Urban Planning
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Urban Planning Policy Implications
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Metrics for the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects
Keywords
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Energy management
- Sustainability and urban planning
- Calculating industrial carbon footprints
- Gas supply infrastructure
- Waste management infrastructure
- Urban sustainability design
- Potable water infrastructure
- Industrial activities
- Carbon footprint sustainability
- Urban planning master plan
- Recycling activities
- landscape/regional and urban planning
- industrial pollution prevention
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Roberto Álvarez is an electrical engineer with a PhD in Manufacturing Process Engineering. He currently heads the Mechanical Engineering Department at Nebrija University, Madrid, Spain. He has over fourteen years of experience as a lecturer in electric machines, manufacturing processes, quality systems and lean management, environmental science, and electric vehicles, and serves as a consultant on these topics for various companies in Spain (Hyundai, CNH2, Carrefour). He is the author of numerous articles and contributions to scientific conferences related to lean manufacturing, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions. High-profile journal outlets include Energy Policy, Energy, Land Use Policy, the Journal of Automobile Engineering, and the Journal of Cleaner Production. He is also a reviewer for a number of journals in the area. He has coauthored two books: “Mathematics for Engineers” (Ed. Paraninfo) and “Legal Architecture” (Ed. Munilla).
Rodrigo Martínez is an industrial design engineer and has a PhD in Industrial Design. He currently heads the Industrial Design Department at Nebrija University, Madrid, Spain, and has broad experience in the development of design projects as a lecturer in industrial design, design, and environment, or eco-design, projects. He has developed and coordinated projects with several companies and agencies such as Ecoembes, Lékué, Ikea, Retecork, or Finsa. He is the author of numerous papers and contributions related to the methodological process of design, including the importance of a lifecycle in the conception of products and solutions. He has also served as a reviewer for various journals in this area and collaborates with the main design agencies in Spain, such as Red-Aede and ADI-FAD. He is the editor of Experimenta Magazine, and is also editing a book on the importance of the identity in the product design process.
Sergio Zubelzu is an agricultural engineer and has a PhD in Environment and Sustainable Development. He is currently an assistant professor at the Technical University of Madrid and has over ten years of experience as a lecturer in statistics and operations research and as a consultant hydraulic engineer. His research activities mainly concern the methodologies to simulate physical and environmental phenomena. He has authored and coauthored several articles, contributions to scientific congresses and books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle
Book Subtitle: From Urban Planning to Recycling
Editors: Roberto Álvarez Fernández, Sergio Zubelzu, Rodrigo Martínez
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54984-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54983-5Published: 08 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85537-0Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54984-2Published: 28 May 2017
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 550
Number of Illustrations: 202 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sustainable Development, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy Systems, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Industrial Pollution Prevention