Arsenic pollution of groundwater is a serious concern in the developing world. Over the last
decade, significant progress has been made in arsenic remediation in India, where millions …

MES (multi-energy systems) whereby electricity, heat, cooling, fuels, transport, and so on
optimally interact with each other at various levels (for instance, within a district, city or …

Environmental problems caused by intensive economic development and rapid urbanization
have seriously constrained the sustainable development of social economy. Ecological …

The built environment is recognized as a major hotspot of resource use and environmental
impacts. Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used to assess the …

Buildings are responsible for a large share of the energy consumption and environmental
impacts worldwide. An assessment of the energy demand and environmental performance …

The construction industry is responsible for large quantities of construction and demolition
waste and almost 50% of the worldwide annual resource consumption, putting the …

With nearly 70% of the world population expected to live in cities by 2050, assessing the
sustainability of urban systems, both existing and future ones, is becoming increasingly …

Evaluating holistically environmental impacts of land planning policies implies to take into
account several aspects, intimately related both to territorial features and to production …

Attempts to integrate sustainability in the decision-making process for transport infrastructure
projects continue to gain momentum. A number of tools and methodological frameworks are …

Assessment of social impacts of products and services has gained increasing interest in
society. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool developed to estimate the impacts of products …