Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle
From Urban Planning to Recycling
Editors: Álvarez Fernández, Roberto, Zubelzu, Sergio, Martínez, Rodrigo (Eds.)
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- Presents the main preventative measures that can be utilized
- Examines technological developments in the industry
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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.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Urban Planning in Developing World: Which Alternative for Poor Cities?
Pages 3-17
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Social and Economic Management of Sustainable Neighborhoods Regeneration Projects
Pages 19-35
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Urban Planning Research in the Climate Change Era: Transdisciplinary Approach Toward Sustainable Cities
Pages 37-51
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Edge Open Spaces in Madrid and Its Metropolitan Area (Spain), Sustainable Urban Planning and Environmental Values
Pages 53-84
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Controlled Landscapes or Building Sustainability in Public Spaces. Case of Studies of Padova and Moscow
Pages 85-106
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle
- Book Subtitle
- From Urban Planning to Recycling
- Editors
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- Roberto Álvarez Fernández
- Sergio Zubelzu
- Rodrigo Martínez
- Series Title
- Green Energy and Technology
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-54984-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-54984-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-54983-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-85537-0
- Series ISSN
- 1865-3529
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 550
- Number of Illustrations
- 202 b/w illustrations
- Topics
