Carbon Footprints

Case Studies from the Building, Household, and Agricultural Sectors
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-981-13-7918-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 99 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 178 g

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

This book addresses carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in various industrial sectors. There are numerous sectors whose carbon footprints need to be calculated, and effective ways to mitigate the greenhouse-gas emissions from these sectors need to be found. This book highlights the carbon sequestration potential of the Western Ghats ecosystems, the carbon footprint of Spanish households and residential buildings, and agricultural products in Canada; it also includes a case study on urban carbon footprints.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baugewerbe, Bauplanung, Baubetrieb

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Carbon Footprints of Agricultural Products in Canada.- Extreme Inequality and Carbon Footprint of Spanish Households.- Software for Calculation of Carbon Footprint for Residential Buildings.- Carbon Footprints of Agriculture Sector.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds a Ph.D. in Textiles Sustainability and has written over 75 books and 80 research publications and is currently working as Head of Sustainability for SgT & API. He is well known for his contributions in the field of Environmental Sustainability in various industrial sectors and has extensive academic and industrial experience. In addition, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Textiles & Clothing Sustainability Journal.