Sustainability Metrics and Indicators of Environmental Impact

Industrial and Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-823411-2
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

Sustainability Metrics and Indicators of Environmental Impact: Industrial and Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment covers trending topics on the environmental impact of systems of production, putting emphasis on lifecycle assessment (LCA). This methodology is one of the most important tools of analysis, as mathematical models are applied that will quantify the systematic inputs and outputs of the processes in order to evaluate the sustainability of industrial processes and products. In this sense, LCA is mainly a tool to support environmental decision-making that analyzes the environmental impacts of products and technologies from a lifecycle perspective.

The emergence of ever-larger global issues, such as the energy dilemma, the changing climate and the scarcity of natural resources, such as water, has boosted the search for tools capable of ensuring the reliability of the results published by the industries, and has become an important tool in order to achieve sustainability and environmental preservation. Thus, lifecycle assessment (LCA), including carbon footprint valuation is necessary to ensure better internal management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacob-Lopes, Eduardo

Queiroz Zepka, Leila

Costa Depra, Mariany

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Sustainability metrics and indicators through the life cycle assessment: A brief history

2. Fundamentals of life cycle assessment: Definitions, terminology, and concepts 3. Methods of evaluation of the impact on the life cycle 4. Optional elements of life cycle impact assessment 5. Assistant's tools towards life cycle assessment 6. Carbon Footprint and Carbon Market 7. The role of life cycle assessment in agricultural systems 8. Economic aspects of sustainability

9. Sustainability metrics and indicator strategies for a modern society

Über Autor(innen)

Queiroz Zepka, Leila
Dr. Leila Queiroz Zepka is currently an Associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). She has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. She has published more than 500 scientific publications/communications, which include 10 books, 50 book chapters, 100 original research papers, 350 research communications in national and international conferences, and 12 patents. She is a member of the editorial board of 5 journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. Her research interest includes microalgal biotechnology with an emphasis on microalgae-based products.

Costa Depra, Mariany
Dr. Mariany Costa Deprá is currently a researcher at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She is a technical and scientific consultant of companies and scientific journals. With more than 100 publications/communications, her research interest includes process engineering with emphasis on sustainability metrics and indicators.

Jacob-Lopes, Eduardo
Prof. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes is currently associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. He has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience. He is a technical and scientific consultant of several companies, agencies, and scientific journals. He has more than 600 publications/communications and has registered 15 patents. His research interest includes biotechnology and bioengineering with emphasis on microalgal biotechnology.