Environmental Water Footprints

Energy and Building Sectors
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-981-13-2738-4
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 301 g

Reihe: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes

This book highlights the concept of environmental water footprint in the energy (bioenergy & hydropower) sector and the building/construction sector, focusing on a case study in Iran. It argues and demonstrates that water conservation is one of the most essential elements every industry has to take into account in its sustainability strategy.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Wasserwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Water Footprint in Bioenergy - A Comparison of Four Biomass Sources to Produce Biofuels in Argentina.- Water Footprints of Hydropower Projects.- An Empirical Investigation into Water Footprint of Concrete Industry in Iran.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds a PhD in Textiles Sustainability and has written around 60 books and 80 research publications. He is well known for his contributions in the field and has extensive academic and industrial experience. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Textiles & Clothing Sustainability Journal.