Ecological Footprint of Industrial Spaces and Processes [electronic resource] /
edited by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.
- 1st ed. 2024.
- VII, 80 p. 35 illus., 33 illus. in color. online resource.
- Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes, 2345-766X .
- Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes, .
1 Introduction to the Book -- 2 Ecological Footprint Assessment of the Textile Industry in India -- 3 Analyzing the Ecological Footprint of Dry Chemical Silage Derived from Red Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) Viscera -- 4 Ecological Footprint and Economic Assessment of Ready-Mix Concrete Production -- 5 Quantifying the Environmental Footprint -- 6 Ecological Footprint of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.
This book describes and offers cases in the assessment of Ecological Footprint (EF) in different industrial spaces and processes. Ecological Footprint is a useful metric that measures the level of resources from the environment that are required to support a specific way of life or business. This book enumerates the concept of EF and how this concept can be applied to a variety of industrial spaces and processes including textile manufacture, electric vehicle charging, construction materials, and agriculture.