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Quantified Eco Efficiency
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Author : Gjalt Huppes
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-06-03
Quantified Eco Efficiency written by Gjalt Huppes and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-03 with Business & Economics categories.
A central asset of eco-efficiency analysis is that it does not depend on a specific evaluation of environmental impacts against economic effects. Several evaluation methods may be used, including those based on willingness-to-pay, panel procedures, and public statements on policy goals. This volume covers all aspects of eco-efficiency analysis and offers a global perspective on the subject.
A Framework For Quantified Eco Efficiency Analysis
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Author : Gjalt Huppes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
A Framework For Quantified Eco Efficiency Analysis written by Gjalt Huppes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Eco-efficiency is an instrument for sustainability analysis, indicating an empirical relation in economic activities between environmental cost or value and environmental impact. This empirical relation can be matched against normative considerations as to how much environmental quality or improvement society would like to offer in exchange for economic welfare, or what the trade-off between the economy and the environment should be if society is to realize a certain level of environmental quality. Its relevance lies in the fact that relations between economy and environment are not self-evident, not at a micro level and not at the macro level resulting from micro-level decisions for society as a whole. Clarifying the why and what of eco-efficiency is a first step toward decision support on these two aspects of sustainability. With the main analytic framework established, filling in the actual economic and environmental relations requires further choices in modeling. Also, the integration of different environmental effects into a single score requires a clear definition of approach, because several partly overlapping methods exist. Some scaling problems accompany the specification of numerator and denominator, which need a solution and some standardization before eco-efficiency analysis can become more widely used. With a method established, the final decision is how to embed it in practical decision making. In getting the details of eco-efficiency better specified, its strengths, but also its weaknesses and limitations, need to be indicated more clearly.
2nd International Conference On Quantified Eco Efficiency Analysis For Sustainability 28 30 2006
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language : en
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Release Date : 2006
2nd International Conference On Quantified Eco Efficiency Analysis For Sustainability 28 30 2006 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Eco Efficiency Conference
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Author : Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University
language : en
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Release Date : 2004
Eco Efficiency Conference written by Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
A Practical Method For Quantifying Eco Efficiency Using Eco Design Support Tools
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Author : Yoshinori Kobayashi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
A Practical Method For Quantifying Eco Efficiency Using Eco Design Support Tools written by Yoshinori Kobayashi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Eco-efficiency at the product level is defined as product value per unit of environmental impact. In this paper we present a method for quantifying the eco-efficiency using quality function deployment (QFD) and life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA). These well-known tools are widely used in the manufacturing industry. QFD, which is one of the methods used in product development based on consumer preferences, is introduced to calculate the product value. An index of the product value is calculated as the weighted average of improvement rates of quality characteristics. The importance of customer requirements, derived from the QFD matrix, is applied. Environmental impacts throughout a product life cycle are calculated based on an LCIA method widely used in Japan. By applying the LCIA method of endpoint type, the endpoint damage caused by various life-cycle inventories is calculated. Willingness to pay is applied to integrate it into a single index. Eco-design support tools, namely, the life-cycle planning (LCP) tool and the life-cycle assessment (LCA) tool, have already been developed. Using these tools, data required for calculation of the eco-efficiency of products can be collected. The product value is calculated based on QFD data stored in the LCP tool and the environmental impact is calculated using the LCA tool. Case studies of eco-efficiency are adopted and the adequacy of this method is clarified. Several advantages of this method are characterized.
Quantifying Eco Efficiency With Multi Criteria Analysis
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Author : Jutta Geldermann
language : en
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Release Date : 2008
Quantifying Eco Efficiency With Multi Criteria Analysis written by Jutta Geldermann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Quantitative Eco Nomics
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Author : Peter Bartelmus
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-04-19
Quantitative Eco Nomics written by Peter Bartelmus and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-19 with Business & Economics categories.
This thought-provoking and colorful book cuts through the fog of vision and advocacy by comparing and applying new quantitative tools of both environmental and ecological economics. Environmental accounts and empirical analyses provide operational concepts and measures of the sustainability of economic performance and growth. The text raises doubts, however, about the measurability of sustainable development. Further reading sections are provided at the end of each chapter.
Quantitative Analysis And Optimal Control Of Energy Efficiency In Discrete Manufacturing System
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Author : Yan Wang
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-06-01
Quantitative Analysis And Optimal Control Of Energy Efficiency In Discrete Manufacturing System written by Yan Wang and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-01 with Science categories.
This book provides energy efficiency quantitative analysis and optimal methods for discrete manufacturing systems from the perspective of global optimization. In order to analyze and optimize energy efficiency for discrete manufacturing systems, it uses real-time access to energy consumption information and models of the energy consumption, and constructs an energy efficiency quantitative index system. Based on the rough set and analytic hierarchy process, it also proposes a principal component quantitative analysis and a combined energy efficiency quantitative analysis. In turn, the book addresses the design and development of quantitative analysis systems. To save energy consumption on the basis of energy efficiency analysis, it presents several optimal control strategies, including one for single-machine equipment, an integrated approach based on RWA-MOPSO, and one for production energy efficiency based on a teaching and learning optimal algorithm. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable guide for students, teachers, engineers and researchers in the field of discrete manufacturing systems.
Product Innovation And Eco Efficiency
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Author : Judith E.M. Klostermann
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09
Product Innovation And Eco Efficiency written by Judith E.M. Klostermann and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-09 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Prefaced by Björn Stigson, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, this book is one of the few that treats this topic by putting representatives of industry at centre stage. The book systematically addresses the drivers, the tools, and sector-specific elements that play a role in this process. The five chapters in Part I are devoted to a general introduction to eco-efficiency and the related challenges to industry in its implementation. Part II contains 23 case studies, almost all written by industrial experts who tell how they deal with the challenge: what the motivators are, what tools can be used and how they can be implemented, and what are the specific elements in sectors like building, electronics and packaging. These contributions come from multinationals like Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Akzo Nobel, Philips and Ciba-Geigy, as well as small and medium sized enterprises from such sectors as the building and furniture trades.
How Can The Eco Efficiency Of A Region Be Measured And Monitored
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Author : Jyri Seppäläa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
How Can The Eco Efficiency Of A Region Be Measured And Monitored written by Jyri Seppäläa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
The concept of eco-efficiency is commonly referred to as a business link to sustainable development. In this article, ecoefficiency is examined at a regional level as an approach to promoting the competitiveness of economic activities in the Finnish Kymenlaakso region and mitigating their harmful impacts on the environment. The aim is to develop appropriate indicators for monitoring changes in the eco-efficiency of the region. A starting point is to produce indicators for the environmental and economic dimensions of regional development and use them for measuring regional eco-efficiency. The environmental impact indicators are based on a life-cycle assessment method, producing different types of environmental impact indicators: pressure indicators (e.g., emissions of CO), impact category indicators (e.g., CO equivalents in the case of climate change), and a total impact indicator (aggregating different impact category indicator results into a single value). Environmental impact indicators based on direct material input, total material input, and total material requirement of the Kymenlaakso region are also assessed. The economic indicators used are the gross domestic product, the value added, and the output of the main economic sectors of Kymenlaakso. In the eco-efficiency assessment, the economic and environmental impact indicators are monitored in the same graph. In a few cases eco-efficiency ratios can also be calculated (the economic indicators are divided by the environmental indicators). Output (= value added + intermediate consumption) is used as an economic indicator related to the environmental impact indicators, which also cover the upstream processes of the region's activities. In the article, we also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using the different environmental impact indicators.