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AN INTEGRATED MODEL TO EVALUATE TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF ROAD PAVEMENT
The unconditional exploitation of environmental resources, the emission of xenobiotic substances in nature and resulting pollution from the development of human activities have led, over time, to serious repercussions on the environment. Therefore these effects weigh on economic and social development. The need to deal with environmental issues and their relationship with economic development has led to the definition of sustainable development concept . The concept of sustainability combines three fundamental aspects which can not be separated, namely environmental, economic and social. The increasing sensitivity towards these socio-economic issues has driven research towards new fronts, using models that allow to evaluate the environmental sustainability and economic feasibility of any development process. In infrastructure engineering field the construction of a road infrastructure, be it road or rail, implies an articulated and complex series of actions and technical interventions which involve significant resources and entail an ever increasing environmental consumption. The construction or reconstruction of the entire flexible pavement structure or rail-track, or only on certain layers, is typical of the impoverishment of the environment because, depending on the extent of work, generally significant, large quantities of not-renewable resources such as stony aggregates, cement and binder are used. In addition to the impoverishment of the not-renewable resources, the environmental impact is closely related to the production technological processes that are strongly characterized by huge amounts of pollutant emissions. The integrated model consists of two approaches, namely the Life Cycle Assessment [LCA – UNI EN ISO 14040 – 14041 – 14042 – 14043; Green Book COM 2001/68/CE – 2003/302/CE; EMAS 1221/2009] and the Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA). These approaches, well established in the international field, allow to evaluate the environmental impacts linked to a product, process or activity, through the ...
AN INTEGRATED MODEL TO EVALUATE TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF ROAD PAVEMENT
The unconditional exploitation of environmental resources, the emission of xenobiotic substances in nature and resulting pollution from the development of human activities have led, over time, to serious repercussions on the environment. Therefore these effects weigh on economic and social development. The need to deal with environmental issues and their relationship with economic development has led to the definition of sustainable development concept . The concept of sustainability combines three fundamental aspects which can not be separated, namely environmental, economic and social. The increasing sensitivity towards these socio-economic issues has driven research towards new fronts, using models that allow to evaluate the environmental sustainability and economic feasibility of any development process. In infrastructure engineering field the construction of a road infrastructure, be it road or rail, implies an articulated and complex series of actions and technical interventions which involve significant resources and entail an ever increasing environmental consumption. The construction or reconstruction of the entire flexible pavement structure or rail-track, or only on certain layers, is typical of the impoverishment of the environment because, depending on the extent of work, generally significant, large quantities of not-renewable resources such as stony aggregates, cement and binder are used. In addition to the impoverishment of the not-renewable resources, the environmental impact is closely related to the production technological processes that are strongly characterized by huge amounts of pollutant emissions. The integrated model consists of two approaches, namely the Life Cycle Assessment [LCA – UNI EN ISO 14040 – 14041 – 14042 – 14043; Green Book COM 2001/68/CE – 2003/302/CE; EMAS 1221/2009] and the Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA). These approaches, well established in the international field, allow to evaluate the environmental impacts linked to a product, process or activity, through the ...
AN INTEGRATED MODEL TO EVALUATE TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF ROAD PAVEMENT
NOTO, Silvia (author) / Noto, S. / DI MINO, Gaetano / GIUFFRE', Orazio
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