Pathways to Environmental Sustainability : Methodologies and Experiences
edited by Roberta Salomone, Giuseppe Saija
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2014
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| Authors: | Salomone, Roberta |
| Other Persons: | Saija, Giuseppe (ed.) |
| Publisher: |
Cham : Springer International Publishing |
| Description of contents: | Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (XXIII, 276 p. 54 illus., 4 illus. in color, online resource) |
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| Series: | |
| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Preface; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Editors; Part I; Methodologies and Tools for Environmental Sustainability; Chapter 1; Food for Thought: Seeking the Essence of Industrial Symbiosis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Industrial Symbiosis and Industrial Ecosystems; 1.3 (Re)defining Industrial Symbiosis; 1.4 Language and Policy Context; 1.5 Contingent Characteristics of IS; 1.6 Conclusions: Changing the Assumptions of IS; References; Chapter 2; LCA and Linear Programming for the Environmental Optimization of Waste Management Systems: A Simulation 2.1 Introduction2.2 The Problem with a Single Impact: LP Model; 2.3 The Problem with Multiple Impacts: MLP Methods; 2.4 Solution Methods; 2.5 Application; 2.6 Simulation with One Impact Category; 2.7 Simulation with MLP Model; 2.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3; Urban Metabolism: Many Open Questions for Future Answers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Method and Tool: Industrial Ecology for Urban Sustainability; 3.3 MFA in a Urban Metabolism Approach; 3.4 Discussion on Future Perspective; 3.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4; Water Footprint to Support Environmental Management: An Overview 4.1 Introduction4.2 Overview of Approaches for Assessing Water Use; 4.2.1 The Virtual Water Concept; 4.2.2 The Water Footprint Accounting Concept; 4.2.3 The Life Cycle Impacts on Water Concept; 4.3 Overview of Case Studies in Agri-Food Sector; 4.3.1 Main Case Studies on Water Footprint Accounting Concept; 4.3.2 Main Case Studies on Life Cycle Impact on Water Concept; 4.4 Discussion; 4.5 Future perspectives; References; Chapter 5; Marketing Strategies for the Agri-Food Sector: Adaptation Requirements and Contradictions; 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Relationship Between the Food Industry and the Environment5.3 Actions Undertaken by the Food Production Chain; 5.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6; Hypercritical Separation Technology (HYST): A Sustainable Technology for Agricultural Byproducts Valorization; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Technology; 6.3 Applications; 6.3.1 Green Energy; 6.3.2 Animal Feeding; 6.3.3 Human Nutrition; 6.4 Future Perspectives; 6.4.1 Human Nutrition; 6.4.2 Green Chemistry; References; Chapter 7 Antioxidative Effectiveness of Environment Friendly Functional Biopolymers for Food Applications7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Natural Polymer; 7.2.1 Chitosan; 7.2.2 Inulin; 7.2.3 Starch; 7.2.4 Alginate; 7.3 Grafting Procedure; 7.4 Polysaccharide-Antioxidant Conjugates Characterization; 7.4.1 Physico-Chemical Properties; 7.4.2 Antioxidant Properties; 7.5 Conclusion; References; Part II; Experiences and Case Studies in Productive Contexts; Chapter 8; 1997-2012 The Environmental Management System of the ST Microelectronics Site of Catania is 15 years old 8.1 The ST Microelectronics-History-Products-Processes PrefacePart I: Methodologies and tools for environmental sustainability -- 1 Food for thought: seeking the essence of Industrial Symbiosis -- 2 LCA and linear programming for the environmental optimization of waste management systems: a simulation -- 3 Urban Metabolism: many open questions for future answers -- 4 Water footprint to support environmental management: an overview -- 5 Marketing strategies for the agri-food sector: adaptation requirements and contradictions -- 6 Hypercritical Separation Technology (HYST): a sustainable technology for agricultural by-products valorization -- 7 Antioxidative Effectiveness of Environment Friendly Functional Biopolymers for Food Applications -- Part II: Experiences and case studies in productive contexts -- 8 1997 - 2012 The environmental management system of the ST Microelectronics site of Catania is fifteen years old -- 9 Sustainability in the food oil sector: the experience of the Oleifici Mataluni in eco-innovation projects -- 10 Waste management and environmental impact: a case study of pharmaceutical industry -- 11 Subcategory Assessment Method for Social LCA: a first application on the wine sector -- 12 Human and environmental impact assessment for a soybean biodiesel production process through the integration of LCA and RA -- 13 Energy and Environmental Assessment of Retrofit Actions on a Residential Building -- 14 Bio-construction and renewable raw materials: the case of cork -- 15 Studies about the utilization of citrus wastes in view of environment protection -- 16 Prospects for the use of mini and micro wind power plants in residential settings -- Part III: Experiences and case studies in territorial contexts -- 17 Territorial Observatory on Sustainability in the Republic of San Marino: a case study -- 18 The European policy for the sustainability of urban areas and the “Covenant of Mayors” initiative: a case study -- 19 Tools for promoting environmental sustainability in Poland -- 20 The project for the implementation of the Industrial Symbiosis Platform in Sicily: the progress after the first year of operation -- 21 Potential developments of industrial symbiosis in the Taranto productive district -- 22 Harmonization of documentation for EPD-generation - the Norwegian model -- 23 Environmentally sustainable development in the province of Belluno (Italy) -- 24 The European Ecolabel in the tourist sector: an analysis of the Italian experience of mountain huts -- 25 CAP and sustainability. Subsidies and biodiversity in six «Objective-1» Italian regions. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-319-03826-1 ; 978-3-319-03825-4 |
| Other identifiers: | 10.1007/978-3-319-03826-1 [DOI] |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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