Using Life Cycle Assessment to Evaluate Green and Grey Combined Sewer Overflow Control Strategies

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 901-913

  De Sousa, Maria R C ^a   Montalto, Franco A ^a   Spatari, Sabrina ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Green infrastructure; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Industrial ecology; Stormwater management; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DECENTRALIZED APPROACH; DRAINAGE AREA; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT; LCA METHODS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NEW YORK STATE; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STUDY AREAS; URBAN HYDROLOGY; URBAN STORMWATER; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY; USING LIFE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHED MANAGERS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; STORMS; VEGETATION;

COMBINED SEWERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECENTRALIZATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WATERSHED;

BRONX RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871144808     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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