Methods in Sustainability Science
Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization

Presents advances and cutting-edge methods for sustainability assessment, improvement, design and optimization based on an interdisciplinary approach

Jingzheng Ren (Edited by)

9780128239872

Paperback, published 12 August 2021

444 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations
23.5 x 19 x 2.8 cm, 0.88 kg

Approx.426 pages

1. Introduction of Methods in Sustainability Science
Jingzheng Ren
2. Business Contributions to Sustainable Development Goals
Juniati Gunawan
3. Sustainability Assessment: Metrics and Methods
Himanshu Nautiyal and Varun Goel
4. Sustainability Assessment of Energy Systems: Indicators, Methods and Applications
Imran Khan
5. Sustainability Measurement: Evolution and Methods
Mariolina Longo, Matteo Mura, Chiara Vagnini and Sara Zanni
6. Industrial Sustainability Performance Measurement System – Challenges for the development
Alessandra Neri
7. Life Cycle Assessment: Methods, Limitations and Illustrations
Sara Toniolo
8. Life Cycle Assessment for Better Sustainability: Methodological Framework and Applications
Aman Kumar, Ekta Singh, Sunil Kumar and Rahul Mishra
9. Life cycle sustainability dashboard: method and case study
Daniela Camana, Alessandro Manzardo, Sara Toniolo and Andrea Fedele
10. Multi-criteria decision making methods for Results Interpretation of Life Cycle Assessment
Ana Carolina Maia Angelo
11. Composite Sustainability Indices (CSI); A Robust Tool for the Sustainability Measurement of Chemical Processes from “Early Design? to “Production? Stages
Hossein Ordouei
12. Sustainability assessment using the ELECTRE TRI multicriteria sorting method
Luis C. Dias
13. Sustainability improvement opportunities for an Industrial Complex
Ravi Prakash, Dilawar Husain and Rahul Singh Yadav
14. Coupled life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis to optimize energy consumption and mitigate environmental impacts in agricultural production
Ashkan Nabavi-Pelesaraei, Zahra Saber, Fatemeh Mostashari-Rad, Hassan Ghasemi-Mobtaker and Kwok-wing Chau
15. Lean Integrated Management System for Sustainability Improvement: an integrated system of tools and metrics for sustainability management
João Paulo Estevam de Souza
16. Coupled Life Cycle Thinking and Data Envelopment Analysis for Quantitative Sustainability Improvement
Diego Iribarren and Mario Martín-Gamboa
17. How can sensors be used for Sustainability Improvement?
Rafid M. Alkhaddar and Patryk Kot
18. Sustainable Design based on LCA and Operations Management Methods (SWOT, PESTEL and 7 S)
Manel Sansa, Ahmed Badreddine and Taieb  Ben Romdhane
19. The importance of integrating lean thinking with digital solutions adoption for value-oriented high productivity of sustainable building delivery
Moshood Olawale Fadeyi
20. Robust Optimization and Control for Sustainable Processes
Flavio Manenti, Alessandro Di Pretoro, Xavier Joulia and Ludovic Montastruc

Subject Areas: The environment [RN]