Sustainability Appraisal: Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Techniques for Environmental Performance Evaluation

✍ Scribed by Marina G. Erechtchoukova, Peter A. Khaiter (auth.), Marina G Erechtchoukova, Peter A Khaiter, Paulina Golinska (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 256
• Series: EcoProduction
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

One of the most important issues in developing sustainable management strategies and incorporating ecodesigns in production, manufacturing and operations management is the assessment of the sustainability of business operations and organizations’ overall environmental performance. The book presents the results of recent studies on sustainability assessment. It provides a solid reference for researchers in academia and industrial practitioners on the state-of-the-art in sustainability appraisal including the development and application of sustainability indices, quantitative methods, models and frameworks for the evaluation of current and future welfare outcomes, recommendations on data collection and processing for the evaluation of organizations’ environmental performance, and eco-efficiency approaches leading to business process re-engineering.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Dimensions of Sustainability Appraisal....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The FEEM Sustainability Index: An Integrated Tool for Sustainability Assessment....Pages 9-32
Measuring and Evaluating Business Sustainability: Development and Application of Corporate Index of Sustainability Performance....Pages 33-61
Sustainability Indicators: Development and Application for the Agriculture Sector....Pages 63-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Crosslinking Eco-innovation in Service and Manufacturing Industries and Knowledge and Operational Industry Orientation....Pages 105-124
Trends in ESG Practices: Differences and Similarities Across Major Developed Markets....Pages 125-140
The Role of Maintenance in Reducing the Negative Impact of a Business on the Environment....Pages 141-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Assessment of Bangkok Metro Accessibility for Developing Integrated Strategies Using Sustainable Indicators....Pages 169-193
How District Energy Systems can be Used to Reduce Infrastructure Costs and Environmental Burdens....Pages 195-213
Environmental Issues in Vehicle Routing Problems....Pages 215-241
Assessment of Criticality of Spare Parts Using the Method of Multi-Criteria Decision Making....Pages 243-254

✦ Subjects

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Sustainable Development; Environmental Economics