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- Provides the key to calculating the carbon footprint of a region
- Offers a methodology to create a carbon footprint calculation tool
- Allows readers to evaluate urban development proposals right from the planning stage and through their development
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
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This book introduces an indispensable tool: the carbon footprint calculator for urban planning. In the face of the escalating climate crisis, urban planning finds itself at a critical juncture. By considering the evolution of urban planning and its connections to environmental issues, the book sheds light on the urgent need to reimagine city planning within a climate-conscious framework.
This book presents a meticulous assessment of future uses and activities that generate greenhouse gas emissions, along with an examination of land use changes that impact the carbon-absorbing capacity of the soil. Mitigation strategies, such as leveraging renewable energy sources for self-generation, are explored and quantified whenever possible.
Carbon Footprint Planning explains the essential activities that must be included in urban planning instrument applications for approval, emphasizing the significance of integrating ordinary or simplified strategic environmental assessment procedures. By doing so, potential environmental impacts, specifically in relation to climate change, are effectively evaluated and addressed.
With the aid of the carbon footprint calculator, decision-makers will gain the ability to select the path of least carbon emissions from a range of alternatives, unveiling aspects that contribute to significant emissions during the early stages of urban development, such as master planning. In essence, this book equips urban planners and environmental enthusiasts alike with the tools and insights needed to navigate urban growth amidst the climate crisis, ensuring a sustainable and resilient future for our cities.
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Roberto Alvarez is a Ph.D. in engineering and an expert in carbon footprint calculation, with two books. published in Springer on the subject.
Alexandra Delgado is a Ph.D. in architecture and an expert in sustainable urban development.
Fernando Beltrán is an engineer with long experience in large energy facilities.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Carbon Footprint Calculation Tool for Urban Development
Authors: Roberto Álvarez-Fernández, Alexandra Delgado-Jiménez, Fernando Beltrán-Cilleruelo
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69892-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-69891-0Published: 29 September 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-69892-7Published: 28 September 2024
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 73
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Cities, Countries, Regions, Urban Economics, Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering, Industries, Urban Ecology