Hardisty Environmental and Economic Sustainability

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-5952-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 337 Seiten

Reihe: Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment

Never before has the quest to balance the needs of people, the environment, and the economy been so important. While sustainability has been widely taken up by governments and business, the world has continued to move in increasingly unsustainable directions, from continued dependence on fossil energy to rising greenhouse gas emissions, and erosion of biodiversity. We know what the right thing to do is, but somehow we cannot make the changes that are needed, and so we continue with business as usual, producing business-as-usual results.
Based on more than fifteen years of research and practice, Environmental and Economic Sustainability introduces the environmental and economic sustainability assessment (EESA), a new way to make decisions that meets the challenges of the 21st century. Incorporating elements of life-cycle analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and comprehensive sensitivity analysis, EESA provides a fully quantitative, objective, and rational way to include all of the social, environmental, and economic issues relevant to a decision into one comprehensive analysis. The author demonstrates how to apply EESA using examples across a number of major industries, including petroleum, mining, and public utilities, and covering key issues such as water, greenhouse gases, waste, contaminated sites, and renewable energy.
Case studies

- Management of produced water in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East

- Management of wastewater in a water utility in Australia

- Power generation and carbon management in an energy utility in Australia

- Remediation of contaminated gas works in the UK

- Energy savings and carbon management in heavy oil processing

Ultimately, the solutions to problems of the 21st century will come from understanding the tremendous value that the environment provides, and reflecting that value within decision-making at every level so that society as a whole thrives. This book demonstrates that while business-as-usual approaches can be sub-optimal, spending on sustainable outcomes must be balanced with anticipated benefits. It demonstrates how to communicate with stakeholders in a transparent process which provides a robust view of how various options compare over a wide range of possible future conditions, using a language that everyone understands: money.

Zielgruppe

Decision makers in the petroleum industry worldwide, including executives, financial and economic planners, environmental scientists and advisors, consultants, and engineers; graduate students in petroleum engineering and environmental economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hardisty, Paul E.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Exponential Era
Crisis—Which Crisis?
True Sustainability for This Century
Objectives and Structure of the Book
Notes

Sustainability in the Twenty-first Century
A Short History of Sustainability
The Challenges of the Twenty-first Century
An Overview of Global Trends
Why Sustainability Has Not Worked
The Twentieth-Century Prosperity Explosion
Twentieth-Century Engineering
Twenty-First Century Economics for the Twenty-First Century
Conclusion
Notes

Quantifying Sustainability for Improved Decision Making
Balancing Environment, Society, and Economy
The Environmental and Economic Sustainability Assessment: Embedding Sustainability in Decision Making
Socioenvironmental Economic Analysis
Full Social Cost–Benefit Analysis
Valuing the Environment and Society
Applying the Environmental and Economic Sustainability Assessment
Examples
Notes

Water
Introduction
Water Management in Industry: Overview
Water Use and Protection in Oilfield Development in North Africa
Produced Water Management in Oilfield Operations
Water Management in Mine Development
Example: Determining a Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Discharge Strategy
Summary
Notes

Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
Introduction
Carbon Mitigation Risk
Adaptation Risks
Example: GHG Management in Heavy Oil Production
Summary
Notes

Energy
Introduction
Example: Commercial-Scale Solar Thermal Power in Australia
Example: Comparing Renewable Energy Options
Summary
Notes

Contaminated Sites and Waste
Introduction
Conceptual Framework
The Economics of Remediation
Economic Sustainability Analysis for Contaminated Land
The Social Cost of Waste Management Using Landfill
Case History: Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada
Case History: Groundwater Remediation at a Refinery in Europe
Remediating NAPLs in Fractured Aquifers
Example: DNAPL in a Fractured Carbonate Aquifer, United States
Example: NAPL in a Fractured Carbonate Aquifer, United Kingdom
Discussion
Notes

Best Practice for the Twenty-first Century
Summary
Technology
Management and Decision Making
Into the Future
Notes

Index