Blar i Institutt for energi og prosessteknikk på tidsskrift "Sustainability"
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BIM Integrated LCA for Promoting Circular Economy towards Sustainable Construction: An Analytical Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Sustainable construction is widely regarded as one of the best decisions to reduce the environmental impact of the buildings. Numerous scientific efforts have been devoted to promoting sustainability by adopting different ... -
Do Amphibians and Cash Crops Compete for Scarce Water? A Spatial Correlation Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)It has been argued that the trade of water intensive crops may be beneficial as it helps alleviate regional differences in water scarcity by effectively transporting moisture from humid regions to arid ones. However, the ... -
Eco-Efficiency assessments as a tool for revealing the environmental improvement potential of new regulations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Public regulations can result in improved environmental performance of products. In this paper eco-efficiency is used to assess the most likely outcome of potential new regulations. The paper presents a case study of ... -
Empirical Characterization Factors for Life Cycle Assessment of the Impacts of Reservoir Occupation on Macroinvertebrate Richness across the United States
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The transformation of a river into a reservoir and the subsequent occupation of the riverbed by a reservoir can impact freshwater ecosystems and their biodiversity. We used the National Lake Assessment (134 reservoirs) and ... -
Energy and Environmental Aspects of Using Eucalyptus from Brazil for Energy and Transportation Services in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The international market of woody biomass for bioenergy is expected to have a major role in future global scenarios aligning with a 2 or 1.5 °C target. However, the quantification of the environmental impacts of energy and ... -
Food security for an ageing and heavier population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Changes in national and global food demand are commonly explained by population growth, dietary shifts, and food waste. Although nutrition sciences demonstrate that biophysical characteristics determine food requirements ... -
Games on Climate Change: Identifying Development Potentials through Advanced Classification and Game Characteristics Mapping
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Games on Climate Change: Identifying Development Potentials through Advanced Classification and Game Characteristics Mapping
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The challenges posed to humanity by climate change require innovative approaches. Well-designed games are powerful tools with the potential to support solving climate related challenges. In this article, we present a mapping ... -
Global Sustainability Accounting - Developing EXIOBASE for Multi-Regional Footprint Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Measuring progress towards sustainable development requires appropriate frameworks and databases. The System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) is undergoing continuous refinement with these objectives in mind. In ... -
Investigation of Combined Heating and Cooling Systems with Short-and Long-Term Storages
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Modern buildings in cold climates, like Norway, may have simultaneous heating and cooling demands. For these buildings, integrated heating and cooling systems with heat pumps, as well as short-term and long-term thermal ... -
Investigations on the Sustainable Resource Use of Swiss Timber
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In Switzerland, the advantages of timber buildings for the climate are broadly discussed. In the following paper, a comparative sustainability assessment of four building alternatives is presented. Especially the contribution ... -
Iron Ore Price Prediction Based on Multiple Linear Regression Model
(Journal article, 2023)The fluctuation of iron ore prices is one of the most important factors affecting policy. Therefore, the accurate prediction of iron ore prices has significant value in analysis and judgment regarding future changes in ... -
Life cycle impact assessment in the arctic: Challenges and research needs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly used for environmental assessment of products and production processes to support environmental decision-making both worldwide and in the Arctic. However, there are several ... -
Making Marine Noise Pollution Impacts Heard: The Case of Cetaceans in the North Sea within Life Cycle Impact Assessment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Abstract Oceans represent more than 95% of the world’s biosphere and are among the richest sources of biodiversity on Earth. However, human activities such as shipping and construction of marine infrastructure pose a ... -
Numerical study of a Francis turbine over wide operating range: Some practical aspects of verification
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Hydropower plays an essential role in maintaining energy flexibility. Modern designs focus on sustainability and robustness using different numerical tools. Automatic optimization of the turbines is widely used, including ... -
Redistributing Phosphorus in Animal Manure from a Livestock-Intensive Region to an Arable Region: Exploration of Environmental Consequences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Specialized agricultural production between regions has led to large regional differences in soil phosphorus (P) over time. Redistribution of surplus manure P from high livestock density regions to regions with arable ... -
Research on the Policy Evolution of China’s New Energy Vehicles Industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)China has formulated a series of industrial policies dedicated to the sustainable development of new energy vehicles (NEVs). Researching China’s NEVs industry policy system, particularly its staged evolution characteristics ... -
Role of Transient Characteristics in Fish Trajectory Modeling
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this experiment, we analyzed live fish (silver carp) trajectories recorded in an experimental vertical-slot fishway. Combined with a numerical simulation, we demonstrated that randomness shown in fish trajectories might ... -
Spatio-Temporal Changes in Wildlife Habitat Quality in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Understanding habitat quality and its dynamics is imperative for maintaining healthy wildlife populations and ecosystems. We mapped and evaluated changes in habitat quality (1975–2015) in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem ... -
The “Bad Labor” Footprint: Quantifying the Social Impacts of Globalization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The extent to what bad labor conditions across the globe are associated with international trade is unknown. Here, we quantify the bad labor conditions associated with consumption in seven world regions, the “bad labor” ...