Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Sustainability and Urban Planning

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Urban Planning in Developing World: Which Alternative for Poor Cities?

      • Jean-Claude Bolay

      Pages 3-17

   3. Social and Economic Management of Sustainable Neighborhoods Regeneration Projects

      • Alejandro Bosqued, Francisco Javier Gonzalez, Susana Moreno

      Pages 19-35

   4. Urban Planning Research in the Climate Change Era: Transdisciplinary Approach Toward Sustainable Cities

      • Masanobu Kii, Kenji Doi, Kazuki Nakamura

      Pages 37-51

   5. Edge Open Spaces in Madrid and Its Metropolitan Area (Spain), Sustainable Urban Planning and Environmental Values

      • Fernando Allende, Elia Canosa, Nieves López, Gillian Gómez

      Pages 53-84

   6. Controlled Landscapes or Building Sustainability in Public Spaces. Case of Studies of Padova and Moscow

      • Elena Merino Gómez, Fernando Moral Andrés

      Pages 85-106

   7. Occupation of the Territory and Sustainability in Transport in Madrid

      • Alberto Leboreiro Amaro

      Pages 107-155

   8. Private Vehicle and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Spain: A War Without Winner

      • Francesc Clar, Roberto Álvarez

      Pages 157-176

3. Urban Planning Policy Implications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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   2. Implementing COP 21

      • Jan-Erik Lane

      Pages 179-202

   3. Do Municipalities Have the Right Tools to Become Zero Carbon Emissions Cities? ACCENT, a Pan-European Decision-Support Tool to Take Refurbishment Decisions at City Scale Based on Buildings Energy Performance

      • Carolina Mateo-Cecilia, Vera Valero-Escribano, Miriam Navarro-Escudero

      Pages 203-220

   4. Towards a Climate-Resilient City: Collaborative Innovation for a ‘Green Shift’ in Oslo

      • Hege Hofstad, Jacob Torfing

      Pages 221-242

   5. Energy Innovation in the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC): A Theoretical Approach

      • Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente, Muhammad Shahbaz, José Luis Ponz-Tienda, José María Cantos-Cantos

      Pages 243-268

   6. Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC): Unsolved Issues, Anomalies, and Alternative Proposals

      • José Luis Ponz-Tienda, Andrea Victoria Prada-Hernández, Alejandro Salcedo-Bernal, Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente

      Pages 269-288

   7. Global and Local: Climate Change Policies as a Paradigm of Multilevel Governance

      • Susana Galera

      Pages 289-303

4. Metrics for the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 305-305

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   2. Carbon Footprint of Human Settlements in Spain

      • Guadalupe Arce, Jorge Enrique Zafrilla, Luis-Antonio López, María Ángeles Tobarra

      Pages 307-324

   3. Theoretical Analysis of the Metrics for Measuring the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects

      • Olalekan Oshodi, Clinton Aigbavboa

      Pages 325-337

   4. Impact of Urban Policy on Public Transportation in Gauteng, South Africa: Smart or Dumb City Systems Is the Question

      • Walter Musakwa, Trynos Gumbo

      Pages 339-356

This book analyzes the relationship between large-scale industrial activity and the carbon footprint, and provides a theoretical framework and tools to calculate the carbon footprint of industrial activities at every stage of their life cycles, including urban-planning master plans, recycling activities, project and building stages as well as managing and manufacturing. Discussing the main preventative and corrective measures that can be utilized, it includes case studies, reports on technological developments and examples of successful policies to provide inspiration to readers. This book collects the contributions of authors from four continents, in order to analyze from as many as possible points of view and using many different approaches, the problem of sustainability in today’s globalized world.

• 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

• Nebrija University, Madrid, Spain

  Roberto Álvarez Fernández

• Polytechnic University, Madrid, Spain

  Sergio Zubelzu

• University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

  Rodrigo Martínez

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.

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