Emergy-based dynamic mechanisms of urban development, resource consumption and environmental impacts

2014 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 90-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gengyuan Liu ◽  
Zhifeng Yang ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Sergio Ulgiati
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
Dynamic Mechanisms ◽  
Development Resource

Virtual Networking without a Backpack? Resource Consumption of Information Technologies

2005 ◽  
pp. 109-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justus von Geibler ◽  
Michael Kuhndt ◽  
Volker Turk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Research Organisations

This chapter concentrates on the environmental impacts of the increasing use of the Internet. It highlights that the Internet and Internet applications are far from being purely virtual, but are clearly linked to the use of natural resources. With the growth of the Internet’s infrastructure there is a seemingly inevitable increase in the resource consumption for the production of electronic equipment and its electricity consumption. A number of conclusions can be made regarding the minimisation of environmental risks and maximisation of ebusiness’ potential to dematerialise. The presented findings are mainly based on findings derived from research within the Digital Europe project, which was conducted as the first pan-European study of the social and environmental impacts and opportunities of e-commerce and information communication technologies. Supported by the European Commission, the project has been led by the research organisations Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei in Italy, Forum for the Future in UK and the Wuppertal Institute in Germany.

scholarly journals The rise and fall of biodiversity offsetting in the Lodge Hill large-scale housing development, South East England

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 706-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Bormpoudakis ◽  
Joseph Tzanopoulos ◽  
Evangelia Apostolopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Housing Development ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Neoliberal Policies ◽  
South East England ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Selection Of

In this paper, we aim to shed light on the geographies that led both to the selection of Lodge Hill for the construction of a large-scale housing development and to the subsequent attempt to use biodiversity offsetting to compensate for its environmental impacts. We draw on extensive fieldwork from 2012 to 2016, and diverge from previous studies on offsetting by focusing less on issues related to metrics and governance and shifting our analytic attention to the economic and urban geographies surrounding the Lodge Hill case. We argue that this approach can offer not only an empirically grounded account of why offsetting is being selected to address the impacts of specific urban development projects, but also an in-depth understanding of the factors that determine offsetting’s actual implementation on the ground. Viewing the Lodge Hill case through the frame of urbanization allows us to better grasp the how, why and when particular alliances of actors contest and/or support the implementation of biodiversity offsetting. Our analytical lens also helps exposing the fragility of neoliberal natures and the roles inter-capitalist competition and species biology and ecology can play on the success or failure of neoliberal policies.

scholarly journals Eco-Feedback Designs: A Balance Between the Quantitative and the Emotional

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qifang Bao ◽  
Mian Mobeen Shaukat ◽  
Asmaa Elantary ◽  
Maria C. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
Resource Usage ◽  
Feedback Design ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Sustainable Behavior ◽  
Different Levels

Eco-feedback design is a strategy for encouraging sustainable behavior by making users aware of the resources they consume. Reminding users of their resource usage can help them understand the environmental impacts of their actions and evoke feelings such as sympathy or responsibility for the environment. This study investigated two aspects of presenting resource usage information in eco-feedback designs: the quantitative clarity of the information, and the strength of emotion evoked by the designs. This paper examines how these two aspects of eco-feedback influence users’ perception and preference for the designs. Four design prompts with different levels of quantitative clarity and emotion were used to generate 16 designs. An online survey with these designs was distributed among students at four universities in two countries. Results from 216 valid responses showed evidence that both the quantitative and emotional aspects are important to the eco-feedback designs. The survey also gathered data about respondents’ knowledge about resource consumption. Results suggested that students in technical majors were generally better at estimating resource consumption, and tended to prefer designs with more quantitative data. In contrast, students in non-technical majors generally made less accurate estimates and tended to prefer designs that evoke stronger emotions. These findings could inform designers on how to make more effective eco-feedback designs to promote sustainable behaviors.

Resource Consumption and Environmental Impacts of the Agrofood Sector: Life Cycle Assessment of Italian Citrus-Based Products

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 707-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Beccali ◽  
Maurizio Cellura ◽  
Maria Iudicello ◽  
Marina Mistretta
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Resource Consumption
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