Analysis of the carbon footprint of coastal protection systems

Title

Analysis of the carbon footprint of coastal protection systems

 Author

Labrujere, A.L.
Verhagen, H.J.

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

 Department

Hydraulic Engineering

 Date

2012-12-31

 Abstract

When calculating the Carbon Footprint for a product or service, a direct link is made between the total amount of consumed energy and the produced amount of carbon dioxide during production. For that reason calculating the carbon footprint of various alternatives is a very straightforward method to compare energy consumption and more importantly environmental pollution. Applying this method to large hydraulic engineering projects is not being done frequently. In this study the possibilities to apply the Carbon Footprint method to coastal protection systems have been explored and analyzed. The analyses are based on a case study: A reinforcement work at the Dutch coast

 Subject

carbon footprint, coastal protection, carbon dioxide, energy

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 Publisher

Coastal Engineering Research Council

 ISSN

2156-1028

 Source

ICCE 2012: Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Santander, Spain, 1-6 July 2012

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

conference paper

 Rights

(c)2012 The Authors