Methods in Sustainability Science

Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization

Jingzheng Ren

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9780128239872
• eBook ISBN: 9780128242407
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Biological Sciences

Methods in Sustainability Science: Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization presents cutting edge, detailed methodologies needed to create sustainable growth in any field or industry, including life cycle assessments, building design, and energy systems. The book utilized a systematic structured approach to each of the methodologies described in an interdisciplinary way to ensure the methodologies are applicable in the real world, including case studies to demonstrate the methods. The chapters are written by a global team of authors in a variety of sustainability related fields. Methods in Sustainability Science: Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization will provide academics, researchers and practitioners in sustainability, especially environmental science and environmental engineering, with the most recent methodologies needed to maintain a sustainable future. It is also a necessary read for postgraduates in sustainability, as well as academics and researchers in energy and chemical engineering who need to ensure their industrial methodologies are sustainable. - Provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent methodologies in sustainability assessment, prioritization, improvement, design and optimization - Sections are organized in a systematic and logical way to clearly present the most recent methodologies for sustainability and the chapters utilize an interdisciplinary approach that covers all considerations of sustainability - Includes detailed case studies demonstrating the efficacies of the described methods

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Chapter 1 Methods in sustainability science
• Chapter 2 Business contributions to sustainable development goals
• Chapter 3 Sustainability assessment: Metrics and methods
• Chapter 4 Sustainability assessment of energy systems: Indicators, methods, and applications
• Chapter 5 Sustainability measurement Evolution and methods
• Chapter 6 Industrial sustainability performance measurement system—challenges for the development
• Chapter 7 Life cycle assessment: methods, limitations, and illustrations
• Chapter 8 Life cycle assessment for better sustainability: methodological framework and application
• Chapter 9 Life cycle sustainability dashboard and communication strategies of scientific data for sustainable development
• Chapter 10 Multicriteria decision-making methods for results interpretation of life cycle assessment
• Chapter 11 Composite sustainability indices (CSI); a robust tool for the sustainability measurement of chemical processes from “early design” to “production” stages
• Chapter 12 Sustainability assessment using the ELECTRE TRI multicriteria sorting method
• Chapter 13 Sustainability improvement opportunities for an industrial complex
• Chapter 14 Coupled life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis to optimize energy consumption and mitigate environmental impacts in agricultural production
• Chapter 15 Lean integrated management system for sustainability improvement:An integrated system of tools and metrics for sustainability management
• Chapter 16 Coupled life cycle thinking and data envelopment analysis for quantitative sustainability improvement
• Chapter 17 How can sensors be used for sustainability improvement?
• Chapter 18 Sustainable design based on LCA and operations management methods:SWOT, PESTEL, and 7S
• Chapter 19 The importance of integrating lean thinking with digital solutions adoption for value-oriented high productivity of sustainable building delivery
• Chapter 20 Robust optimization and control for sustainable processes
• Index