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Record Nr.

UNINA9910350345803321

Titolo

Environmental Water Footprints : Energy and Building Sectors / / edited by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-2739-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 75 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes, , 2345-7651

Disciplina

333.9116

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Energy policy

Energy and state

Environmental management

Buildings—Design and construction

Building

Construction

Engineering, Architectural

Structural materials

Industrial management—Environmental aspects

Sustainable Development

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management

Building Construction and Design

Structural Materials

Sustainability Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .