Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals: Green-Economy: Systems Analysis for Sustainability

Systems analysis for sustainability is an emerging discipline where any technologies/processes or policies are evaluated comprehensively for sustainability. Trifold sustainability metrics such as technical feasibility, economic viability and environmental impacts are commonly used to assess sustainability. In addition to these metrics, it is important to consider resource sustainability, policies and social aspects for evaluating the sustainability of any proposed alternative. This approach results in identifying possible pitfalls early in the process so that truly sustainable alternative technologies, products and policies can be formulated. Green-Economy: Systems Analysis for Sustainability provides a theoretical background to perform such analyses. It demonstrates the application of these principles in practice with case studies carefully chosen from around the world to emerging technologies in the green economy. The first part of this book introduces methods and tools to perform technical feasibility analysis, economic viability analysis, environmental risk assessment, resource sustainability assessment, life cycle assessment (LCA), policy and social aspects of technologies and introduces resilience thinking. The second part of the book focuses on case studies with an emphasis on biofuels and bioproducts and food-energy-water nexus from across the globe. Discusses sustainability analysis for bioeconomyProvides theoretical background for conducting sustainability analysisIncludes case studies from around the world that use these methodsCovers techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, resource assessment, environmental risk analysis, policy and social aspects of technologies INDICE: Part I: Theoretical background 1. Systems Analysis: Historical background 2. Techno-economic Analysis 3. Environmental Impacts Life Cycle Assessment Environmental input-output Analysis 4. Environmental Risk Analysis 5. Resource Sustainability Analysis 6. Policy and Governance 7. Social aspects 8. Resilience Thinking Part II: Applications and Case studies 9. Biofuels in US (Bioethanol First and second generation) 10. Biofuels in US (Biodiesel) 11. Biofuels in US (Algal biofuels and bioproducts) 12. Biofuels in US (Bioproducts) 13. Policy analysis of biofuels and bioproducts in North America 14. Biofuels in Europe (Biogas) 15. Biofuels in Europe (Biodiesel) 16. Biofuels in Europe (Bioethanol and Biomass) 17. Policy analysis of biofuels and bioproducts in Europe 18. Biofuels and bioproducts in India 19. Biofuels and bioproducts in China and Asia 20. Biofuels and bioproducts in Africa 21. Biofuels and bioproducts in South America 22. Bioethanol in Brazil 23. Biodiesel in Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia 24. Biofuels and bioproducts in Australia 25. FEW Nexus

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819242-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 442
• Fecha Publicación: 05/10/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés