Overview
Concerns about environmental, social, economic, health, and other impacts in the building industry have led to the development of a number of environmental and sustainability assessment approaches, strategies, models, appraisals, and methodologies. Green technology and practices have been implemented to improve sustainable development performance and yield economic, social, and environmental benefits and a series of environmental and sustainability rating systems (ESRSs) have been developed around the world and used extensively with unquestionable benefits to stakeholders in the building industry. Such systems beg to be adapted and implemented in other industry contexts still seeking suitable tools with which to effectively communicate their commitment to a sustainable future and gain the ""social license"" to operate. Sustainability Assessment: A Rating System Framework for Best Practices shows how this can be done. It makes the case for the development and implementation of ESRSs in new industry contexts ranging from , manufacturing and transportation to mining and energy putting forward a new project sustainability rating system framework to assess the sustainability of a wide variety of organizations and projects. This assessment framework includes but is not limited to regulatory requirements, and includes approaches for measuring sustainability on social, economic, environmental, and health grounds. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners across a wide range of disciplines and industries. Scientists will find technical insights here that can further research while practitioners will find that they can implement the framework in any type of organization or project in order to address stakeholders' needs and expectations while achieving their short, mid, and long term sustainability vision and goals.
Full Product Details
Author: Cesar A. Poveda (University of Alberta, Canada)
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.773kg
ISBN: 9781787434820
ISBN 10: 1787434826
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 23 October 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
After reading [Dr. Cesar Poveda's] journal paper, I believe that this rating system [Wa-Pa-Su Project Sustainability Rating system] has merit. -- Laurie Hawn The sustainability tool that [Dr. Cesar Poveda] describe[s] is both interesting and valuable. The oil sands industry-and the industry in general-would benefit from this approach. -- Joe Oliver
The sustainability tool that [Dr. Cesar Poveda] describe[s] is both interesting and valuable. The oil sands industry-and the industry in general-would benefit from this approach. -- Joe Oliver After reading [Dr. Cesar Poveda's] journal paper, I believe that this rating system [Wa-Pa-Su Project Sustainability Rating system] has merit. -- Laurie Hawn
After reading [Dr. Cesar Poveda's] journal paper, I believe that this rating system [Wa-Pa-Su Project Sustainability Rating system] has merit. -- Laurie Hawn The sustainability tool that [Dr. Cesar Poveda] describe[s] is both interesting and valuable. The oil sands industry-and the industry in general-would benefit from this approach. -- Joe Oliver
Author Information
Cesar A. Poveda is a scientist in sustainability with technical knowledge in nine distinctive areas: policy; resilience; sustainable engineering; sustainability assessment; sustainable construction; sustainability management; sustainability theory and fundamentals; renewable resources and energy systems; and business and corporate sustainability. His technical background is supported by a BSc in Civil Engineering, an MEng. in Sustainable Energy Engineering, an MSc. in Construction Engineering & Management, and a PhD in Engineering Management, as well as the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) certifications. In addition to his first book, Surface Mining Operations in Oil Sands: Establishing Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs), Cesar has published several peer-reviewed journal and conference manuscripts. While serving as editor and reviewer for over six hundred scientifically authored manuscripts, he has obtained, among other recogniztions, several Outstanding Reviewer Awards granted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
