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- KonferenzbeitragThe Environmental Footprints Explorer - a database for global sustainable accounting(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Adjunct Proceedings, 2015) Stadler, Konstantin; Lonka, Radek; Moran, Daniel; Pallas, Georgios; Wood, RichardEnvironmentally Extended Multi Regional Input Output tables and analysis (EE MRIOs) have emerged as one of the main tools to analyze resource use and environmental impacts across international supply chains. They provide insights into the life cycle impacts of the production and consumption of commodities world wide, taking into account the global supply chain of purchased commodities. Currently half a dozen EE MRIO databases are available which differ in their environmental and economic focus as well as in the level of detail. As these databases become increasingly large, it has become increasingly difficult for the non-input-output expert to access the most important attributes and results of basic calculations. Here we present an integrated web-platform, the Environmental Footprints Explorer (http://www.environmentalfootprints.com), designed to access indicator results calculated based on these databases. The main functionality of the web-platform include (1) exploring environmental accounts based on a single database (2) comparison between databases using a common classification system and (3) exporting analysis results visualization. The presented web-platform removes the obstacle for policy-makers and the public alike to access EE MRIO results.
- KonferenzbeitragSharing knowledge on climate change adaptation at European level – the European Climate-Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT)(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Adjunct Proceedings, 2015) Mattern, Kati; Jol, André; Prosperini, Christian Xavier; Ramieri , Emiliano; Gomes, Ana
- KonferenzbeitragStudy on the freshwater boundary of the Pleistocene aquifer in the coastal zone of Nam Dinh province(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Adjunct Proceedings, 2015) Nguyen Thu , Hang; Trinh Hoai , Thu; Dinh Duy , Chinh; Vu Van , ManhSaltwater intrusion has occurred in coastal aquifers in Nam Dinh province, Vietnam, which causes many negative effects on economic activities and especially residential life. Determining fresh-saltwater distribution is therefore necessary for authorities to have fundament to release policies and solutions timely to prevent this issue. Based on samples analyzing data, 3 regression equations of each couple of the conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS) and chloride concentration were formulated and displayed on graphs, these can be applied to calculate TDS from available conductivity or chloride concentration values in any areas. Calculating all input data, a variogram was created, which indicates the spatial correlation between sampling points. Then, Kriging interpolation was applied in map-making process. Finally the spatial distribution of fresh and saltwater was delineated. Freshwater districts are located in the southern part of the Nam Dinh province and a small area in the north.
- KonferenzbeitragSocial Electricity: The evolution of a Large-Scale, Green ICT Social Application through two Case Studies in Cyprus and Singapore(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Conference Proceedings, 2015) Kamilaris, Andreas; Pitsillides, Andreas; Fidas, Christos; Kondepudi, SekharNumerous green online social applications have emerged in recent years, aiming to motivate citizens towards pro environmental behavior. These applications exploit emerging new technologies, such as mobile computing, online social networking and the web, in order to affect their users in their everyday lives. In this paper, we discuss our experiences from the three year development and management of Social Electricity, a largescale green online social application which targets influencing people to reduce their electricity footprint. We provide findings from two case studies performed in Cyprus and Singapore for six months, involving 198 and 175 participants respectively. Through these studies, we observed the acceptance, effectiveness and potential of Social Electricity, increasing our knowledge about the motivations that inspire people to take pro-environmental actions and the barriers that hinder them from acting in a sustainable way. Finally, we present the new version of Social Electricity, supporting citizens from all around Europe, carefully designed and developed based on the feedback received from these case studies and the accumulated expertise during these three years.
- KonferenzbeitragWeb Environmental Information System for Corporate Performance Evaluation and Reporting(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Adjunct Proceedings, 2015) Faldík, Old?ich; Trenz, Old?ich; H?ebí?ek, Ji?í; Kasem, EdwardMany business activities and procedures influence the environment. Their environmental impacts have to be assessed. We consider companies where the procedure of measuring environmental performance (EP) is applied through an environmental management system (EMS). The paper surveys the methodology that is designated for the environmental performance evaluation of companies in the food-processing sector and introduces the architecture of the Web environmental benchmarking and reporting system (WEBRIS) that has been developed. The WEBRIS consists of several modules that can be separated into two main groups data collection and data retrieval, which is introduced in the paper. Web information system was built as a transactional system utilizing a relational database, which forms the main data storage system.
- KonferenzbeitragBreaking Barriers on Reuse of Digital Devices Ensuring Final Recycling(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Conference Proceedings, 2015) Franquesa, David; Navarro, Leandro; L´opez, David; Bustamante, Xavier; Lamora, Santiago
- KonferenzbeitragClassification of consumption data for energy management with Smart Metering(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Adjunct Proceedings, 2015) Domnik, Alexander; Ertelt, Sven; Steckel, Florian; Witthaus, Fabian; Behrens, Grit
- KonferenzbeitragBig Data for Big Problems - Climate Change, Water Availability, and Food Safety(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Conference Proceedings, 2015) Armbruster, Walter; MacDonell, MargaretAgriculture and the food supply chain face big problems related to climate change, water availability and food safety that challenge the ability to provide safe and affordable food security for the burgeoning world population. Applying data analytics to improve agricultural productivity involves a number of challenges in collecting, processing, and packaging data and findings in ways to provide practical tool for use by farmers and the food supply chain. To meet the growing demand for agricultural products despite the impacts of climate change and the limited availability of additional agricultural lands, it will be necessary to adopt climate-smart agriculture. Developments in improving the capability of the agricultural sector to withstand the productivity and economic impacts of drought are becoming more critical and require capacity to monitor regional and national soil moisture content. A global drought monitoring framework is being developed by scientists to integrate continental and regional drought monitoring. Another critical element of food security is food safety throughout the food processing and distribution supply chain. Risk assessment and cost/benefit analysis can be used to evaluate pathogen interventions in the food supply chain, then used to set priorities and targets for specific foodborne illnesses. However, concerns about data ownership and control, especially affecting potential privacy issues, will likely need attention throughout the food supply chain. The informatics community is in a prime position to develop robust and productive approaches to helping assure that society improves worldwide food security by insightful application of big data.
- KonferenzbeitragPymrio - a Python module for automating input output calculations and generating reports(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Adjunct Proceedings, 2015) Stadler, Konstantin
- KonferenzbeitragEnvironmental labelling of electronic products: mobile phones, laptop and tablet(EnviroInfo & ICT4S, Adjunct Proceedings, 2015) Prunel, Damien; Roy, Axel; Arnould, RachelElectronic retailing is continually growing and evolving. New innovations such as 4G LTE network, supersized curved screens, laptops thinner and lighter than ever or connected devices stimulate consumer demand. Most people are unaware of the potential negative impact of the rapidly increasing use of electronic devices, for example, increasing scarcity of natural resources, world air cargo traffic growth, and difficulty of recycling. With the worldwide sales reaching 1.86 billion devices in 2014 only for mobile phone market, the ecological footprint of an electronic device may be small, but the cumulative effect is to be quite significant on a global scale. To reduce these impacts, consumers play a central role in sustainable production by purchasing eco-friendly products. With this in mind, FNAC, a major French cultural and electronic device retailer, has launched in 2015 the environmental labelling of three product categories: mobile phone, laptop and tablet. This eco-rating scheme is based on a life cycle approach and distinguishes devices according to two indicators: global warming potential (kg CO2 eq.), and abiotic resource depletion elements (kg Sb eq.). In order not to recreate something that already existed, the use of the Mobile phone Product Category Rules developed by the French environmental labelling program as a basis for its labelling scheme was decided. In this context, this project had to meet three challenges: How to participate in the improvement of the Mobile phone Product Category Rules? How to implement this methodology for two additional categories: laptop and tablet? And what communication formats are to be adopted to arouse the consumer interest? This article presents the main results of the environmental labelling scheme developed by Hop-Cube, with the technical support of Bureau Veritas CODDE. First of all, this article addresses various modifications to improve the Mobile phone Product Category Rules to take into account the new technological evolutions of mobile phones. Based on the results of an LCA study of 7 mobiles phones, we show that environmental impacts are mainly due to the production of the screen and integrated circuits (processor, wireless broadband network and flash memory). The OLED technology used for the production of screen is a significant environmental aspect in comparison to the LCD technology (+20% on global warming between OLED and LCD mobiles). In addition, the use of chips based on gallium arsenide (GaAs) instead of silicon (Si) for the production of LTE network integrated circuits is a significant environmental aspect on global warming (+50% between 1cm GaAs chip and 1cm Si chip mobiles). Therefore, the impacts of the other components are less important and may be simplified. The next improvement area should focus on the impact of data hosting and exchange of data. Secondly, this article summarizes the methodological transposition for two new product categories: laptop and tablet. Based on the results of an LCA study of 3 laptops and 2 tablets, we show that environmental profiles of these two categories are similar to that of mobile phones: the production of screen is the main contributor. From this, the energy consumption for the production of the screen should be a primary data. Finally, this article details the challenges regarding the choice of communication formats. Three communication formats have been retained for the environmental labeling: paper labels in stores, digital labels in stores using the screen of devices, and online posting on the website.