Project

Towards a thermodynamics-based integrated human/industrial- eco-system analysis for sustainable resource management.

Code
3G092310
Duration
01 January 2010 → 31 December 2015
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Sustainable chemistry
    • Plant biology
    • Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
    • Environmental science and management
Keywords
human system ecosystem exergy
 
Project description

This project envisages the analysis of the complete human/industrial system and ecosystem on the basis of thermodynamics with the aim to come up with resource efficiency indicators allowing a more sustainable energy and materials management. Both direct and indirect energy and material flows are considered, both for the ecosystem and for the human/industrial system.