SUMMLab - Sustainability Measurement and Modeling Lab: Enviaments recents
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Synthesizing and standardizing criteria for the evaluation of sustainability indicators in the water sector
(Springer, 2019-01-01)
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Accés obertIndicators are one of the tools available in planning and management projects that aid in the decision-making process and the monitoring of those decisions on the path to sustainable use and management of water and natural ... -
A water balance model to estimate climate change impact on groundwater recharge in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
(2020-03)
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Accés obertThe aim of this paper is to estimate the effect that climate change will have on groundwater recharge at the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The groundwater recharge is calculated from a monthly water balance model considering ... -
LCA study of a new electrochemical and ultraviolet (EC-UV) combined system to decolourise and reuse textile saline effluents: Environmental evaluation and proposal to improve the production process
(Elsevier, 2020-07)
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Accés obertIn this work, the environmental performance of the reactive Jet dyeing process and the subsequent wastewater treatment currently carried out in the textile companies is compared with a new system. The developed system ... -
Material principles and economic relations underlying Neolithic axe circulation in Western Europe
(2019-10-09)
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Accés obertNeolithic societies produced and circulated axeheads made out of different rock types over substantial distances. These tools were indispensable to their economic reproduction, but they also demanded considerable manufacturing ... -
wetwall: An innovative design concept for the treatment of wastewater at an urban scale
(2019)
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Improved environmental impact in the architecture industry: LCA analysis of an alternative masonry element
(2019-09-26)
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Accés obertThe environmental performance of a building used for living or working depends to a large extent on its design and structure, but the total impact has additional influencing factors as well. The role of masonry elements ... -
Numerical model for a nineteenth-century hydrometric module
(2019-11-01)
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Accés obertThe Cequia of Manresa is a 26-km open channel constructed in the fourteenth century that conveys water from the Llobregat River to the city of Manresa using an elevation difference of 10.4 m. The channel is still operational ... -
Crushed autoclaved aerated concrete (CAAC), A potential reactive filter medium for enhancing phosphorus removal in nature-based solutions-preliminary batch studies
(2019-07-01)
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Accés obertPhosphorus (P) is a limited resource and can promote eutrophication of water streams and acidification of oceans when discharged. Crushed autoclaved aerated concrete (CAAC), a by-product from demolition, has shown great ... -
Environmental impact assessment of sound absorbing nonwovens based on chicken feathers waste
(2019-06-28)
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Accés obertChicken feathers (CFs) are currently a biogenic solid waste generated on a large scale and around the world. Its valorization could provide a great opportunity to manufacture environmentally friendly materials and increase ... -
Water societal metabolism in the Yucatan Peninsula. The impact of climate change on the recharge of groundwater by 2030
(2019-10-20)
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Accés obertThe demographic and economic growth in Yucatan peninsula (YP) in recent years has caused changes in the hydrological response and flow of the water cycle. The growth effects and its impact on society are poorly understood. ... -
An Exploratory Multivariate Statistical Analysis to Assess Urban Diversity
(2019-07-11)
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Accés obertUnderstanding diversity in complex urban systems is fundamental in facing current and future sustainability challenges. In this article, we apply an exploratory multivariate statistical analysis (i.e., Principal Component ... -
Maximising the Degree of User Choice: A Simple Tool to Measure Current Levels of Quality of Life in Urban Environments
(2019-06-30)
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Accés obertIn this article, we present a simple methodology based on Max-Neef, Elizalde and Hopenhayn (1991) “human scale development” paradigm to measure current levels of Quality of Life (QoL) for urban environments. In this ...