Reducing Carbon Footprint of Water Consumption: A Case Study of Water Conservation at a University Campus

2013 ◽  
pp. 199-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy E. Parece ◽  
Lawrence Grossman ◽  
E. Scott Geller
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
University Campus

scholarly journals Energy and Water Consumption and Carbon Footprint in Tourist Pools Supplied by Desalination Plants: Case Study, the Canary Islands

IEEE Access ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 11727-11737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Diaz Perez ◽  
Maria Rosa Pino Otin ◽  
Adib Guardiola Mouhaffel ◽  
Ricardo Diaz Martin ◽  
David Chinarro
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Desalination Plants

The Role of Higher Education Institutions Regarding Climate Change: The Case of Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral and its Carbon Footprint in Ecuador

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy P. Criollo ◽  
Angel D. Ramirez ◽  
Daniel A. Salas ◽  
Rafael Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Efficiency Measures ◽  
The University

Abstract A case study of a university campus in a tropical area has been analyzed. Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), one of the leading public polytechnic higher education institutions in Ecuador, is located in Guayaquil in the Guayas province. ESPOL has around 12300 students and 1740 faculty members and administrative staff. The climatic conditions are defined as dry tropical forest and have two main seasons, one with rain and high humidity and one that is dry. Average day temperature is 28°C. Air conditioning is required throughout the whole year. The carbon footprint (CF) has been calculated for the university campus as prescribed by the ISO 14064 International Standard for greenhouse gases (GHG) Emission and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and World Resources Institute (WRI). Results indicate that the major contributor to the CF of the ESPOL campus is electricity generation off–campus with 66%. The CF per student is 0.406 tons CO2e which in comparison with information of other higher education institutions (HEIs) campuses is low. This is mostly associated with the CF of the electricity generated in Ecuador which is above 80% renewable. Additionally, a comparison of HEI cases based on their CF has been done. Further mitigation of GHG emissions is possible by energy efficiency measures at the building and transportation level.

Low-flow devices in Spain: how efficient are they in fact? An accurate way of calculation

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Cobacho ◽  
F. Arregui ◽  
L. Gascó;n ◽  
E. Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Detailed Measurement ◽  
Indirect Evaluation ◽  
Flow Devices

After introducing the indirect evaluation of urban water demand, which has been sometimes performed, this paper focus the attention on two complementary methods to overcome the accuracy problems on the planning process of water conservation programs: a detailed measurement of water consumption, reaching the identification and assessment of end uses of water, and the lab tests of water use devices. An application of both methods on a small Spanish town is presented as a case study.

Time Series-Based Carbon Footprint Forecast in a University Campus: ABUAD as a case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Sehinde Folorunso ◽  
Moses Oluwafemi Onibonoje ◽  
Samuel Tita Wara
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
University Campus

Site Suitability Analysis for Water Conservation Using AHP and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Upper Sina River Catchment, Ahmednagar (India)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogesh Badhe ◽  
Ravindra Medhe ◽  
Tushar Shelar
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Suitability Analysis ◽  
Site Suitability ◽  
Gis Techniques ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Conservation Activity ◽  
Suitable Site

The site suitability for construction of water conservation structures is an important step towards groundwater conservation in arid and semi-arid regions. Water is the most crucial for maintaining an environment and ecosystem which is helpful to sustaining all forms of the life. The increasing water scarcity day to day has been one of the common problems over a period of time. On top of it, when the area is a part of rain shadow zone like Ahmednagar district, water conservation activities are become more important. The present study aims to identify the suitable zones for water conservation activity. Multi- criteria evaluation is carried out using Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques to help the choice makers in defining suitable site for construction of water conservation structures. Different layers which were considered for multi-criteria evaluation: slope, land use land cover, soil texture, lithology, soil depth, soil erosion, wells, lineaments and drainage network. Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP) is used for weighted sum to find suitable sites for implementation of water conservation activity using selected criterions. The site suitability map was classified into four classes: highly suitable, moderately suitable, less suitable and not suitable with area of 19.19%, 26%, 49.03% and 5.78, respectively. This map will help for selection of suitable sites for construction of Mati Nala Bund (MNB), Check Dam, Cement Nala Bund (CNB) and Continuous Contour Trenches (CCT) for conservation of groundwater resource in the region.

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