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A Watershed Scale Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Stormwater Management
Designing sustainable urban water infrastructure requires consideration of hydrologic and hydraulic performance (H&H) and the life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCA (ISO 14044) has been widely used for the sustainability assessment of a variety of infrastructure and products, its application in water resources is limited. The objective of this paper is to present a method of integrating H&H and LCA criteria into the evaluation of the environmental sustainability of urban water infrastructure. This method serves as a decision support system for analyzing stormwater control infrastructure. Rainwater harvesting (RWH), a trending decentralized urban water infrastructure, showcases the application of the proposed method in this paper. Results show that without using an integrated method, life cycle impacts are noticeably underestimated. The integrated method provided broader information on stormwater control strategies, and indicated the strengths and weaknesses of each scenario.
A Watershed Scale Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Stormwater Management
Designing sustainable urban water infrastructure requires consideration of hydrologic and hydraulic performance (H&H) and the life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCA (ISO 14044) has been widely used for the sustainability assessment of a variety of infrastructure and products, its application in water resources is limited. The objective of this paper is to present a method of integrating H&H and LCA criteria into the evaluation of the environmental sustainability of urban water infrastructure. This method serves as a decision support system for analyzing stormwater control infrastructure. Rainwater harvesting (RWH), a trending decentralized urban water infrastructure, showcases the application of the proposed method in this paper. Results show that without using an integrated method, life cycle impacts are noticeably underestimated. The integrated method provided broader information on stormwater control strategies, and indicated the strengths and weaknesses of each scenario.
A Watershed Scale Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Stormwater Management
Tavakol-Davani, Hassan (author) / Burian, Steven J. (author) / Apul, Defne (author)
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018 ; 2018 ; Minneapolis, Minnesota
2018-05-31
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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