Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle: From Urban Planning to Recycling

Introduction: Sustainability and urban planning.- 2 Methodology for calculating industrial carbon footprints.- 3 Industrial activity categories and urban master plan.- 4 Characterization of industrial GHG emission sources in an urban planning context.- 5 Carbon footprint calculation and industrial urban planning procedures.- 5.1 Potable water infrastructure.- 5.2 Waste water management infrastructure.- 5.3 Electricity supply infrastructure.- 5.4 Gas supply infrastructure.- 5.5 Waste management infrastructure.- 5.6 Transport infrastructure. - 6 Metrics for the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects.- 7 Modelling a Low-Carbon City: Eco-City and Eco-Planning.- Tools for Urban Sustainability Designers.- 9 Urban planning policy implications.- 10 Case Study.- 11 Case study.- 12 Conclusions and further recommendations.