Environmental impact assessment of sustainable drainage sidewalk systems using LCA

The environmental impacts imposed by various Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), for urban paving applications, will be determined with the use of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool, SimaPro. Results from this investigation will contribute to achieving the larger sustainability agenda, in terms o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: McCartney, Nicholas
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/88811
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/88811
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Environmental impact analysis
LCA
Sustainable Drainage Pavement Systems
Environmental Impacts
Medi ambient -- Anàlisi d'impacte
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Medi ambient
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Sumario:The environmental impacts imposed by various Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), for urban paving applications, will be determined with the use of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool, SimaPro. Results from this investigation will contribute to achieving the larger sustainability agenda, in terms of implementation of the most sustainable solutions and identification of the most environmentally damaging unit processes. This research shall facilitate the decision-making process for Civil Engineers and broaden the available LCA literature, within an engineering context.