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Advances of Footprint Family for Sustainable Energy and Industrial Systems

  • Presents various methodologies for determining the ecological footprint, carbon footprint, water footprint, nitrogen footprint, and life cycle environment impacts
  • Introduces the concepts and tools of the ‘footprint family’
  • Discusses their applications in energy and industrial systems

Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. How Does Ecological Footprint React to Economic Growth Dynamics? Evidence from Emerging Economies

    • Zubeyde Senturk Ulucak, Salih Cagri Ilkay, Ahmet Koseoglu, Savas Savas
    Pages 1-14
  3. The Input–Output Method for Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Tourism: An Application to the Spanish Tourism Industry

    • María-Ángeles Cadarso, María-Ángeles Tobarra, Ángela García-Alaminos, Mateo Ortiz, Nuria Gómez, Jorge Zafrilla
    Pages 35-57
  4. Environmental Impact of Beef Production Systems

    • C. Buratti, E. Belloni, F. Fantozzi
    Pages 59-91
  5. Carbon Footprint Management for a Sustainable Oil Palm Crop

    • David Arturo Munar, Nidia Ramírez-Contreras, Yurany Rivera-Méndez, Jesús Alberto Garcia-Nuñez, Hernán Mauricio Romero
    Pages 93-110
  6. Water Footprint of the Life Cycle of Buildings: Case Study in Andalusia, Spain

    • Cristina Rivero-Camacho, Madelyn Marrero
    Pages 135-165
  7. Nitrogen Footprint of a Food Chain

    • Kaisa Grönman, Laura Lakanen, Heli Kasurinen
    Pages 167-182
  8. Footprint Analysis of Sugarcane Bioproducts

    • Noé Aguilar-Rivera
    Pages 183-214
  9. Overview of Footprint Family for Environmental Management in the Belt and Road Initiative

    • Kai Fang, Siqi Wang, Jianjian He, Junnian Song, Chuanglin Fang, Xiaoping Jia
    Pages 215-239

About this book

This book presents various methodologies for determining the ecological footprint, carbon footprint, water footprint, nitrogen footprint, and life cycle environment impacts and illustrates these methodologies through various applications. In particular, it systematically and comprehensively introduces the concepts and tools of the ‘footprint family’ and discusses their applications in energy and industrial systems.  

The book begins by providing an overview of the effects of the economic growth dynamics on ecological footprint and then presents the definitions, concepts, calculation methods, and applications of the various footprints. The unique characteristic of this book is that it demonstrates the applications of various footprints in different systems including economic system, ecological system, beef production system, cropping system, building, food chain, sugarcane bioproducts, and the Belt and Road Initiative.  

Providing both background theory and practical advice, the book is of interest to energy and environmental researchers, graduate students, and engineers. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Jingzheng Ren

About the editor

Dr. Jingzheng Ren is currently an assistant professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark and the associated senior research fellow of the Institute for Security & Development Policy. He worked as an associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark before moving to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has published more than 200 publications including 160 journal papers, 1 authored book, more than 10 books, and more than 40 book chapters.  


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances of Footprint Family for Sustainable Energy and Industrial Systems

  • Editors: Jingzheng Ren

  • Series Title: Green Energy and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76441-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76440-1Published: 17 July 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76443-2Published: 18 July 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76441-8Published: 16 July 2021

  • Series ISSN: 1865-3529

  • Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 239

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 81 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Systems, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Environmental Policy

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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