Editors:
- Discusses carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in various industrial sectors
- Highlights carbon sequestration potential of the Western Ghats ecosystems, Spanish households and residential buildings
- Includes a case study on urban carbon footprints
Part of the book series: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes (EFEPP)
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About this book
This book addresses carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in various industrial sectors. There are numerous sectors whose carbon footprints need to be calculated, and effective ways to mitigate the greenhouse-gas emissions from these sectors need to be found. This book highlights the carbon sequestration potential of the Western Ghats ecosystems, the carbon footprint of Spanish households and residential buildings, and agricultural products in Canada; it also includes a case study on urban carbon footprints.
Editors and Affiliations
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Head of Sustainability - SgT Group and API, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
About the editor
Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds a Ph.D. in Textiles Sustainability and has written over 75 books and 80 research publications and is currently working as Head of Sustainability for SgT & API. He is well known for his contributions in the field of Environmental Sustainability in various industrial sectors and has extensive academic and industrial experience. In addition, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Textiles & Clothing Sustainability Journal.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Carbon Footprints
Book Subtitle: Case Studies from the Building, Household, and Agricultural Sectors
Editors: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Series Title: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7916-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7915-4Published: 06 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7918-5Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7916-1Published: 25 June 2019
Series ISSN: 2345-7651
Series E-ISSN: 2345-766X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 99
Topics: Environmental Management, Construction Management, Climate Change, Sustainable Development