دانلود کتاب Ecological Footprints: Management, Reduction and Environmental Impacts

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Contents Preface Chapter 1 Applicability of the Ecological Footprint to Urban Planning through the Analysis of Urban Form Indicators Abstract Introduction Ecological Footprint The City as a System Urban Form: Material and Immaterial City Indicators Urban Growth/Density Urban Sprawl/Agglomeration Economies Centrality/Walkability Urban Fractal Dimension/Spatial Intensity Proximity/Land Use Discussion Conclusion References Chapter 2 Municipal Waste Reduction in a Third World City with Special Emphasis on Organic Waste Management through Anaerobic Biogas Production in the Household Level: A Abstract Introduction Methodology Discussion and Findings Ecological Footprint Analysis – An Overview Ecological Footprint of Kochi City Review of Solid Waste Management Issues of Kochi City Sustainable Waste Management Options for Kochi City Analysis Based on Different Recycling Levels Analysis Based on Different Waste Generation Levels Analysis Based on the Combination of Waste Reduction and Recycling Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Domestic Organic Waste Management (SDOWM) Evaluation of Biogas Technology for SDOWM Strategies for Sustainable Solid Waste Management in the Residential Areas of Kochi City Strategies for Improving the Biogas Technology Program in Residential Areas Strategies for Sustainable Waste Management of Recyclable Wastes Waste Footprint Model for Kochi City Conclusion References Chapter 3 Multi and Cross Spatial Scale Analysis of Urban Ecological Footprints and Its Application to Advance Urban Sustainability Abstract Introduction Tel Aviv-Jaffa Footprint Beer-Sheva Footprint The Town of Ra’anana Footprint Food Consumption Electricity Consumption Material and Solid Waste Footprint Transportation Footprint From Multi-Scale Footprint Analysis to Multi Scale Measures to Reduce the Footprint The Potential Contribution of Actions at Various Scales to the Reduction of Urban Footprint Bottom Up Changes – Households and the Local Authority Top Down Change – Outer-City and Global Scale Conclusion Reference Chapter 4 Life Cycle Ecological Footprint Reduction for a Residential Building Abstract Introduction Ecological Footprint Methodology Life Cycle Ecological Footprint of Building (EFB) Building Materials (EFm) Energy Consumption (EFe) Labour (EFl) Waste Assimilation (EFwe) Transportation (EFt) Water Use (EFw) Physical Land (EFland) Ecological Footprint Reduction Sustainable Building Materials Solar PV System Building Descriptions Results Life Cycle Ecological Footprint of Building (EFB) Building Materials (EFm) Energy Consumption (EFe) Labour (EFm) Waste Generation (EFwe) Transportation (EFt) Water Use (EFw) Physical Land (EFland) Ecological Footprint Reduction Sustainable Building Materials Solar PV System Conclusion References Biographical Sketches Chapter 5 Ecological Footprint of Jatropha Biodiesel Production at Low Scale Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Methodology 2.1. EF of Biodiesel Production (EFJB) 2.1.1. EF of Materials Use (EFM) 2.1.2. EF of Energy Use (EFE) 3. Biodiesel Production Process 4. Results 4.1. Comparison of Jatropha Biodiesel with Petroleum Diesel Conclusion References Biographical Sketch Index Blank Page Blank Page