Environmental Water Footprints - Concepts and Case Studies from the Food Sector

This book discusses the concept of water footprint and corporate water footprint, presenting case studies on a thermal power plant in India and on the food sector. Water conservation is a key element of industrial sustainability strategies. 

Sommario

Environmental Footprints of Water - Concepts, Tools, Importance and Challenges.- Corporate Water Footprint Accounting of Select Thermal Power Plants in India.- Water Footprint and Food Products.

Info autore

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds a PhD in Textiles Sustainability and has written around 60 books and 80 research publications. He is well known for his contributions in the field and has extensive academic and industrial experience. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Textiles & Clothing Sustainability Journal.

Riassunto

This book discusses the concept of water footprint and corporate water footprint, presenting case studies on a thermal power plant in India and on the food sector. Water conservation is a key element of industrial sustainability strategies. 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editore), Subramania Senthilkannan Muthu (Editore), Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9789811324536
• ISBN: 978-981-1324-53-6
• Pagine: 74
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 243 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 252 g
• Illustrazioni: VII, 74 p. 9 illus., 8 illus. in color.
• Serie: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes; Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Management, B, Water, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social Sciences, Earth and Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Food Science, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Environmental management,, Management of specific areas, Engineering economy, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Engineering economics, Industrial Management, Engineering: general, Sustainability Management, Business & the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Industrial management—Environmental aspects, Food—Biotechnology, Food & beverage technology