Environmental Footprints

Assessing Anthropogenic Effects
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-61017-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 247 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science

Provides a detailed understanding into theoretical and methodological aspects of major environmental footprints 
Establishes a unified framework for structuring, categorizing and integrating various footprint indicators 
Provides novel insights into the development of environmental footprints for environmental impact assessment and environmental sustainability assessment

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fang, Kai

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Introduction.- A Conceptual Framework for Constituting a Footprint Family.- Exploring Some Fundamentals of Environmental Footprints.- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Nice to have or Essential for Environmental Footprints?.- Understanding the Complementarities of Environmental Footprints and Planetary Boundaries.- Benchmarking the National Carbon, Water and Land Footprints Against Allocated Planetary Boundaries.- General Discussion.