Environmental Impact Analysis of a Water Supply System: Study of an Indian University Campus

Bhakar, Vikrant; Sihag, Nitesh; Gieschen, Rebekka; Andrew, Stefan; Herrmann, Christoph; Sangwan, Kuldip Singh

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.061

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“…Quantifying the water usage and its associated measures provide an understanding of potential environmental impacts and also the effect on the stakeholders at regional or global level (GRI Guidelines, 2011). Some studies assess the water footprint of individuals and organizations to account the related environmental impacts (Ene et al, 2013;Li and Chen, 2014;Bhakar et al, 2015). The problems of water quality and availability are well known to the world.…”

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Sustainability assessment in manufacturing organizations

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Digalwar

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a sustainability readiness assessment model and a sustainability assessment model for manufacturing organizations. Design/methodology/approach The proposed models have been developed using resource-based theory along the integrated supply chain. The models are based on resources sustainability (people, money, material, energy, infrastructure, water, and air), critical factors of sustainability (product, process and policies), sustainability dimensions (environment, economic, and social), and life cycle sustainability (integrated supply chain). Findings The paper presents an integrated assessment system which includes: product life cycle, resources, critical factors (product, process, and policy), key performance indicators, and their interrelationship with sustainability dimensions. The three critical factors and all the important resources required by a manufacturing organization along the integrated supply chain are identified. The readiness assessment model is user friendly and effective to guide the managers to identify the weak areas of sustainability. Research limitations/implications The proposed model for readiness assessment is tested and in an automotive manufacturing organization but the sustainability assessment model is conceptual and it requires validation by implementing the same in an organization to understand its effectiveness. Practical implications The readiness assessment model can help the top management to decide whether the organizational orientation is correct to improve sustainability. The easy to use models can be used by the decision/policy makers and independent bodies to assess, compare and benchmark the products, processes or organizations and thus affect public policies and attitudes. Originality/value This study has developed, for the first time, a sustainability readiness assessment model. The resource-based theory has been applied along the integrated supply chain.

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Sustainability assessment in manufacturing organizations

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2018

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“…Some authors have conducted studies in other typologies, such as commercial [14,39,40], which added up to 9.2% of the articles, and public, with 3.1% [30,31]. Studies were also observed in universities [27,41,42], representing 4.6%. Figure 5 summarises the types of buildings found in the selected studies.…”

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“…These considered the production of materials and system components, including raw material extraction and processing; transportation and construction of the system; operation and replacement of components over the system's lifetime; energy consumption for system operation; and final disposal of components at the end of life. Briefly, these articles encompassed materials, construction, transportation, use and deconstruction, such as the studies by Angrill et al [45], Arden et al [46], Bhakar et al [42], Vialle et al [36] and Borrion et al [47]. Angrill et al [26] performed LCAs of different urban planning approaches, diffuse and compact, for different rainwater harvesting systems.…”

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Sustainable Rainwater Management and Life Cycle Assessment: Challenges and Perspectives

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Rainwater harvesting is a promising technique for more rational water use. However, its sustainability merits remain a subject of ongoing debate among researchers. Life cycle assessment (LCA), a method employed to measure the environmental impact of varying solutions, is helpful in this regard. Accordingly, this paper delivers an integrative review based on the PRISMA protocol, outlining challenges and potential avenues for the LCA application to rainwater harvesting. The central findings indicate that while residential buildings are most commonly examined, more consensus is needed on a uniform analytical framework. Furthermore, several benefits of rainwater are often not considered in LCA and need further exploration to understand possible synergies for its broader implementation. Finally, LCA integration with a life cycle cost assessment (LCCA) shows exciting results as it may be a more straightforward showcase of the benefits of an integrated assessment. It is concluded that specific details of the LCA of rainwater harvesting may still be simplistic. There is much work to be done in holistic assessments to prove the system’s sustainability.

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“…Los resultados indicaron efectividad por parte de los comentarios en consumidores altos y bajos, marcando una pauta en investigaciones sobre la conservación del agua. Bhakar et al, (2015) analizaron el suministro de agua, su consumo, el reciclaje y el consumo de energía relacionada en una universidad en India, ubicada en zona semiárida. En total, se estimó 2.038.722 L de agua/día de consumo en el campus para el riego y 1.481.424 L de agua para riego/día.…”

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Control estadístico del consumo de agua en la Universidad del Atlántico: diseño sistema de monitoreo sistema de gestión ambiental

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En los últimos tiempos se ha evidenciado una preocupante disminución en las fuentes de recurso hídrico para el consumo humano, distintos factores son los causantes de su deterioro y elevado consumo en las actividades industriales, agrícolas y de consumo diario en poblaciones grandes, para esta última, la Universidad del Atlántico gestiona este recurso mediante el Sistema de Gestión Ambiental (SGA). El objetivo de este trabajo fue estudiar el control estadístico en el consumo del agua por bloques en la Institución; se realizaron diseños de cartas de control por cada bloque durante un semestre, como datos históricos, los cuales se usaron luego para comparar, mediante las medidas paramétricas usadas en las cartas de mediciones individuales los controles presentes en el consumo de agua. Usando el control estadístico se logró evidenciar alteraciones en el consumo de agua con lo que se realizaron inspecciones de posibles fugas, lo cual justificó las causas de variabilidad a intervenciones de obras en algunos bloques y se dieron recomendaciones de mecanismos a implementar para el control del consumo del preciado líquido.

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Environmental Impact Analysis of a Water Supply System: Study of an Indian University Campus

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

Sustainability assessment in manufacturing organizations

Sustainability assessment in manufacturing organizations

Sustainable Rainwater Management and Life Cycle Assessment: Challenges and Perspectives

Control estadístico del consumo de agua en la Universidad del Atlántico: diseño sistema de monitoreo sistema de gestión ambiental

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