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Carbon Management for a Sustainable Environment
Title:
Carbon Management for a Sustainable Environment
ISBN:
9783030350628
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Edition:
1st ed. 2020.
Publication Information New:
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Physical Description:
XIV, 242 p. 94 illus., 90 illus. in color. online resource.
Contents:
Climate Change Basics -- Carbon footprint measurement -- Carbon trading and offsetting -- Carbon management concepts -- Total carbon management -- Carbon management maturity model -- Innovation solutions. .
Abstract:
This textbook presents students with a systematic approach for the quantification and management of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and provides best practices for optimal carbon management and quantification. The book begins with an overview of climate change basics and goes on to discuss carbon footprint measurements, carbon management concepts, and concludes by presenting carbon reduction solutions with applications for green buildings, smart transportation, waste management, and carbon trading and offsetting. The author provides practical examples and carbon management models that support innovative reduction solutions and presents a roadmap for the implementation and development of carbon management strategies, making it a useful resource for both upper undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners seeking a comprehensive framework to conduct carbon management. Contains practical examples and carbon management models Provides students and practitioners with a comprehensive framework to conduct carbon management Presents a roadmap for the implementation and development of carbon management strategies.
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Language:
English