A Review on Reduced Environmental Impacts of Alternative Green Concrete Productions

2020 ◽  
pp. 335-350
Author(s):  
Irem Sanal
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Green Concrete ◽  
Blended Cements ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Economic Forces

Concrete is being recognized for its environmental benefits in support of sustainable development. In response to growing environmental and economic forces, regulatories, engineers and owners are seeking efficient concrete solutions that conserve non-renewable resources. Global demands for regulating concrete waste arise from the growth of these environmental and economic issues. Thus, the concept of “green concrete” as an eco-friendly alternative to conventional concrete has been emerging. This publication seeks to demonstrate how concrete contributes to future generations' sustainable development, and will be of interest to policy makers, contractors and clients, as well as others involved with the design, construction or operation of buildings and infrastructure. The main objective of this study is to identify key sources contributing to CO2 emissions from concrete and compare 1) traditional concretes with green concretes, 2) concretes produced with blended cements, and 3) fly ash used as replacement of cement, in order to diminish the environmental impact of the concrete production.

A Review on Reduced Environmental Impacts of Alternative Green Concrete Productions

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
Irem Sanal
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Green Concrete ◽  
Blended Cements ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Design Construction

Concrete is being recognized for its environmental benefits in support of sustainable development. In response to growing environmental and economic forces, regulatories, engineers and owners are seeking efficient concrete solutions that conserve non-renewable resources. Global demands for regulating concrete waste arise from the growth of these environmental and economic issues. Thus, the concept of “green concrete” as an eco-friendly alternative to conventional concrete has been emerging. This publication seeks to demonstrate how concrete contributes to future generations' sustainable development, and will be of interest to policy makers, contractors and clients, as well as others involved with the design, construction or operation of buildings and infrastructure. The main objective of this study is to identify key sources contributing to CO2 emissions from concrete and compare 1) traditional concretes with green concretes, 2) concretes produced with blended cements, and 3) fly ash used as replacement of cement, in order to diminish the environmental impact of the concrete production.

Green High Performance Concrete Based on Sustainable Development

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 1568-1572
Author(s):  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Ying Cao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Concrete ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Concrete Materials ◽  
The Relationship

Green high performance concrete is concrete materials which can reduce the load of the earth's environment, coordinate development with the ecosystem and create comfortable living environment. The relationship between the construction materials and the sustainable development and the characteristic of green high performance concrete were introduced, the measures of green concrete production was analyzed and the work essential for the development of green high performance concrete was proposed in this paper. The research shows that the development of green high performance concrete is the inevitable way for the sustainable development of concrete.

scholarly journals Futures thinking to achieve sustainable development at local level in Ireland

foresight ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Kelly ◽  
Lorcan Sirr ◽  
John Ratcliffe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Dublin Institute ◽  
Institute Of Technology

We are living in times of unprecedented global change and upheaval and over the next ten to 20 years governments, organisations and individuals will face increasing difficulties in an environment of growing complexity, heightened uncertainty and a quickening pace of change. The concept of sustainable development implies the reconciliation of long‐term socio‐economic development, environmental protection and quality of life; essentially it is concerned with the future. Unfortunately, the potential for linking “futures thinking” to debates about sustainable development at local and regional government levels is relatively undeveloped, particularly in Ireland. Responding to this challenge, The Futures Academy at Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, was established in January 2003 to provide both a research and consultancy forum for future‐proofing policies and strategies using the “prospective through scenarios” methodology. This paper describes the evolution of sustainable development in Ireland and the generic field of futures thinking, with particular focus on the prospective process which may assist key local policy makers and stakeholders move towards sustainable development for future generations in Ireland.

scholarly journals Sustainable development and environmental problem

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 94-99
Author(s):  
Bharat Malakar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Mainstream Economic ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Over Time

Different forms of inequality, resulting from anthropogenic environmental changes, constitute a large part of the environmental problems. Environmental benefits and harms are not distributed equally across and within national boundaries. Such benefits and harms are unevenly distributed within and between generations. The environmental harms are caused by our current practices and will afflict our future generations, while benefits are enjoyed by the present generations alone. The concepts of “sustainability” and “sustainable development” have been developed to address such problems of inter-generational equality. The concept of sustainability began its career in the context of sustainable agriculture and sustainable ecological system. Any account of sustainability must answer questions about what should be sustained, for whom it is to be sustained and why. In the mainstream economic literature, the answer to the first questions is a certain level of human welfare which is understood as preference satisfaction. This definition leads to the further questions as to what is required for such maintenance of this level of human welfare over time. The main aim of this article is to discuss these entire problems and provide some possible solutions to overcome this challenge positively.

scholarly journals Creating Eco-Innovations for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Development within European Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Prokop ◽  
Jan Stejskal ◽  
Petr Hajek ◽  
Ondrej Kuba
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Development ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Community Innovation Survey ◽  
Sustainable Entrepreneurship ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Innovation Product ◽  
The Eu

There is no doubt that innovations represented key source of competitive advantage in the last years. Therefore, firms were forced to come up with new or significantly improved goods, services as well as organizational and marketing practices. However, countries, firms and policy makers are facing great environmental challenges for sustainable development and entrepreneurship, which create large demand for Eco-innovations with environmental benefits nowadays. For these reasons, we are analyzing different factors influencing creation of firms´ Eco-innovations in the EU. To obtain an interpretable model of firms´ Eco-innovations and their determinants, we use fuzzy rule-based classification models and latest available data form Community Innovation Survey 2012-2014 created by Eurostat. Our results show that firms´ Eco-innovations are influenced by different factors according to the nature of innovation (product, process, organizational, marketing) in the EU. Public financial subsidies and firms´ environment (e.g. existing environmental regulations, taxes, charges or fees, market demand, and costs of inputs) play key role in the process of creation Eco-innovation with environmental benefits. These results show possible ways how support sustainable entrepreneurship and regional (national) development not only within analyzed countries. We provide initial analysis dealing with different kinds of Eco-innovations and its determinants that could help firms to develop and enhance their corporate innovation and environmental policies. These results could also inspire policy makers at different levels because we propose some practical implications. Keywords: eco-innovations, sustainable development, environmental benefits, entrepreneurship

Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Intergenerational Equity ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Intergenerational Justice ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Treaty Implementation

Economic, technological, social and environmental transformations are affecting all humanity, and decisions taken today will impact the quality of life for all future generations. This volume surveys current commitments to sustainable development, analysing innovative policies, practices and procedures to promote respect for intergenerational justice. Expert contributors provide serious scholarly and practical discussions of the theoretical, institutional, and legal considerations inherent in intergenerational justice at local, national, regional and global scales. They investigate treaty commitments related to intergenerational equity, explore linkages between regimes, and offer insights from diverse experiences of national future generations' institutions. This volume should be read by lawyers, academics, policy-makers, business and civil society leaders interested in the economy, society, the environment, sustainable development, climate change, and other law, policy and practices impacting all generations.

Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture Adoption

2020 ◽  
pp. 637-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Medici ◽  
Søren Marcus Pedersen ◽  
Giacomo Carli ◽  
Maria Rita Tagliaventi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Herbicide Application ◽  
Pesticide Application ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Biodiversity Policy ◽  
Lime Application

The purpose of this study is to analyse the environmental benefits of precision agriculture technology adoption obtained from the mitigation of negative environmental impacts of agricultural inputs in modern farming. Our literature review of the environmental benefits related to the adoption of precision agriculture solutions is aimed at raising farmers' and other stakeholders' awareness of the actual environmental impacts from this set of new technologies. Existing studies were categorised according to the environmental impacts of different agricultural activities: nitrogen application, lime application, pesticide application, manure application and herbicide application. Our findings highlighted the effects of the reduction of input application rates and the consequent impacts on climate, soil, water and biodiversity. Policy makers can benefit from the outcomes of this study developing an understanding of the environmental impact of precision agriculture in order to promote and support initiatives aimed at fostering sustainable agriculture.

Esensi Dan Urgensi Pengeluaran Pemerintah Untuk Pembangunan Daerah

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Luciana L. Nahumuri
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
State Revenue ◽  
State Expenditure

The essence and urgency of government expenditure for regional development is very crucial in realizing sustainable development, meaning that government spending must meet current needs without compromising the fulfillment of the needs of future generations. The higher the state revenue, the higher the state expenditure for regional development. Thus, an increase in understanding of government expenditure for regional development in a sustainable manner must be carried out with the principle of prudence in this country.

Nurturing Environmental Stewards through Preschool Physical Design

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Mariam Felani Shaari ◽  
Sabarinah Sh. Ahmad ◽  
Izaham Shah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article ◽  
Environmental Stewards

Environmental stewardship starts with education. This paper aims to discuss how preschools can be used to nurture environmental stewards among Malaysian children. In summary, elements of preschool physical environments can be manipulated to enhance environmental education while landscape elements such as vegetation and topography can be manipulated to maximize interaction with nature. Effective interaction with nature is the most important factor to ensure environmental awareness. Findings are useful for Malaysian designers and policy makers to ensure that preschool’s physical settings support environmental education to respond to climate change and preserve the planet for future generations.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Malaysian preschool ; Green preschool design ; Children environmental behaviour ; Environmental education

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