Ecosystem services for watershed management, Water Planning,Riccardo Rigon
Blal Sdem Esmail Ph.D. defense. Blal talk covers his work on water management seen from the point of view of ecosystem services. He briefly presents two case studies in Germany and Asmara.
Summarization of Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology by Dr. I.M. Mis...Arvind Kumar
Summarization of Environmental Impact
Assessment Methodology by Dr. I.M. Mishra
Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Dean, Saharanpur Campus
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the formal process used to predict the environmental consequences (positive or negative) of a plan, policy, program, or project prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. Formal impact assessments may be governed by rules of administrative procedure regarding public participation and documentation of decision making, and may be subject to judicial review. An impact assessment may propose measures to adjust impacts to acceptable levels or to investigate new technological solutions (Encyclopedia, 2015).
Ecosystem services for watershed management, Water Planning,Riccardo Rigon
Blal Sdem Esmail Ph.D. defense. Blal talk covers his work on water management seen from the point of view of ecosystem services. He briefly presents two case studies in Germany and Asmara.
Summarization of Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology by Dr. I.M. Mis...Arvind Kumar
Summarization of Environmental Impact
Assessment Methodology by Dr. I.M. Mishra
Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Dean, Saharanpur Campus
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the formal process used to predict the environmental consequences (positive or negative) of a plan, policy, program, or project prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. Formal impact assessments may be governed by rules of administrative procedure regarding public participation and documentation of decision making, and may be subject to judicial review. An impact assessment may propose measures to adjust impacts to acceptable levels or to investigate new technological solutions (Encyclopedia, 2015).
GREENING BUILDINGS: ACTION BASED ON IDENTIFICATION OF RETROFITTED PARAMETERSAM Publications
The Sustainable Development implies fulfilling the needs of the present without negotiating the ability of the future needs [1]. As on 31.03.2016, out of total 302 GW of electricity generated, approx 43 GW (only 14%) was generated by Renewable Energy Sources [2]. In the National Budget (2015), it was declared that approx five-time increase of Renewable Energy (RE) would be targeted to 175 GW by 2022 from 43 GW at 2016 [3]. Generally, lots of space exists within a company/ institution for conflicting opinions in implementing the retrofitting alternatives. Some of the decision makers may prioritize the financial criteria - Energy Savings (kWh/ Year) in top, some again may arrange the projects based on priority in Annual Investment (Rs.) or Annual Savings (Rs. /Year) or Payback Period (Years). Hence it is needed to obtain the prioritization table scientifically by the application of AHP, where an overall ranking of the energy alternatives is obtained by the combined effect of all of the financial/ doable criteria. In our present study, AHP has been chosen as an action based retrofitting parameter in selecting the priority of doable projects in a descending order of ranking provided by the system, in a MCDM environment. Moreover, to validate our experimental result of AHP, a 2nd stage survey was conducted to the beneficiary experts only of the respective company/ institution, who participated in the 1st round survey. This validation signifies that the Action Based Greening Building Procedure – i.e. the ‘AHP’ applied in the present paper is very much scientific and universal.
Enviromental impact assesment for highway projectsKushal Patel
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool to study various impact to be occurred due to new development actions.
Transportation Project are the projects which provides ease to the movement of vehicles.
This Paper presents a case study for analysis of EIA for a transportation project. This Paper would provide a methodology which will allow transportation planers to make a cost effective coordination of environmental information and data management.
The results assess the environmental vulnerability around the road and its impact on environment by integration the merits of GIS.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
Greening of Boardrooms: Influence Factors for Greening Decisions in Real Esta...IJERA Editor
Real estate sector in India is in a stage of transition towards „green‟-which is seen as a popular term for adopting
higher sustainability goals for development projects. These sustainability goals include responses towards
energy efficiency, resource minimization and ecological planning considerations. Real estate developers,
planning and design professionals along with technology experts have been adopting sustainability practices for
various reasons. What guides these decisions is a mix of cost, stakeholder pressure, market dynamics,
environmental regulations as well as willingness of the leadership to change. The ethical and business case for
environmental sustainability or „greening‟ decisions have an unclear borderline both in theory and practice. This
paper, with the help of a perception survey involving sector experts and drawsinferences to identify the key
influence factors in the form of drivers and barriers to greening decisions in real estate sector in India.
An Optimization-LCA of a Prestressed Concrete Precast Bridge► Victor Yepes
The construction sector is one of the most active sectors, with a high economic,
environmental and social impact. For this reason, the sustainable design of structures and buildings
is a trend that must be followed. Bridges are one of the most important structures in the construction
sector, as their construction and maintenance are crucial to achieve and retain the best transport
between different places. Nowadays, the choice of bridge design depends on the initial economic
criterion but other criteria should be considered to assess the environmental and social aspects.
Furthermore, for a correct choice, the influence of these criteria during the bridge life-cycle must
be taken into account. This study aims to analyse the life-cycle environmental impact of efficient
structures from the economic point of view. Life-cycle assessment process is used to obtain all the
environmental information about bridges. In this paper, a prestressed concrete precast bridge is
cost-optimized and afterwards, the life-cycle assessment is carried out to achieve the environmental
information about the bridge.
Decision Support System for Energy Saving Analysis in Manufacturing IndustryIJRES Journal
Nowadays the attempts to optimize energy efficiency and environmental impact are increasingly present in all activity areas and specifically in manufacturing industry. An innovative approach to achieve these optimizations lies in advanced combination of decision support technologies and Knowledge Management. A benchmarking energy saving tool (decision support tool) was carried out in four (4) different years, 2007 to 2010 in Niger mills limited, located in Calabar to generate energy intensity and energy intensity index of the period. The result obtained for energy intensity in 2007 was 2.30GJ/m3, Energy intensity for 2008 was 2.30GJ/m3, Energy intensity for 2009 was 2.40GJ/m3, and energy intensity for 2010 was 2.30GJ/m3. This result shows that for the period of these four years, that the energy consumed is in an average range of 2.30GJ/m3. That if the productivity increase as the result of increase in production, the energy intensity will increase to 2.40GJ/m3 or there about as the case maybe as a result of increase in production.
In recent years, consumers and legislation have been pushing companies to optimize their activities in such a way as to reduce negative environmental and social impacts more and more. In the other side, companies
must keep their total supply chain costs as low as possible to remain competitive.This work aims to develop a model to traveling salesman problem including environmental impacts and to identify, as far as possible, the contribution of genetic operator’s tuning and setting in the success and
efficiency of genetic algorithms for solving this problem with consideration of CO2 emission due to transport. This efficiency is calculated in terms of CPU time consumption and convergence of the solution. The best transportation policy is determined by finding a balance between financial and environmental
criteria.Empirically, we have demonstrated that the performance of the genetic algorithm undergo relevant
improvements during some combinations of parameters and operators which we present in our results part.
Research Thesis Presentation-
Environmental Impact Of Building Materials: A Study Of Energy Efficient Materials For Building Facade Systems In Mumbai City.
May 2015,
Environmental architecture, Sustainable material. Life cycle assessment. Building Materials, Mumbai
An analysis of environmental impacts of various environmental aspects for ind...eSAT Journals
Abstract This research paper is focused on the study of various environmental aspects and their impacts arising from the Indian manufacturing industries. Our environment is being polluted day by day due to rapid industrialization. Today the delicate ecosystem of our planet is facing a danger of destruction on a scale as never before in the history of mankind. Forests are diminishing at an alarming rate, landmasses are getting eroded, climate in different parts of the world is undergoing a change due to global warming and clean air and water are increasingly becoming rare commodities. So it is high time to be aware and alert about environmental protection which cannot be done without understanding the environmental aspects. Present study tried to explain the significant environmental aspects arising from Indian manufacturing industries by analyzing the data collected through questionnaire survey. It is observed from collected data that emission to air is most significant environmental aspect in Indian manufacturing industries in respect to severity i.e. the effect of this environmental aspect is more harmful for human beings. Noise environmental aspect is having more efficiency, probability and duration, it means this environmental aspect is produced in each and every manufacturing company and affects the environment. Emission to water is second most important environmental aspect with respect to severity, probability and frequency. The degradation of Land Environmental Aspect effects the environment after the emission to water environmental aspect. But acid deposition, use of hazardous substances and production of toxic waste etc. environmental aspects have moderate significance as they have less probability, less frequency and less duration. So, Manufacturing Industries have to make monitoring plan for all these environmental aspects preferably for emission to air, release to water and noise. Key words: Environmental Aspects, Severity, Duration, Probability and Frequency, Degradation of Land, Hazardous Substances.
An analysis of environmental impacts of various environmental aspects for ind...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS: A MODEL...IAEME Publication
Objective: The objective of this study is baseline status of air, water, noise, land, biological and socio-economic environments. Environmental Impact Assessment study is key for any Project with out this study its not possible to get the approval keeping this in view this study has exist.
Methods: Methodology has been followed for Environmental Impact Assessment study has been conducted within an area of around 10 km radius around the project site as per ISO Standard Air Quality, Water Quality, Soil Quality, and Noise Quality.
Findings: Socio economic and Biological conditions under this flora and fauna available in the study area and solid waste management, Occupational safety and health management strategies has been recommended.
Applications: This type of studies very much useful for preparation of EIA Reports.
GREENING BUILDINGS: ACTION BASED ON IDENTIFICATION OF RETROFITTED PARAMETERSAM Publications
The Sustainable Development implies fulfilling the needs of the present without negotiating the ability of the future needs [1]. As on 31.03.2016, out of total 302 GW of electricity generated, approx 43 GW (only 14%) was generated by Renewable Energy Sources [2]. In the National Budget (2015), it was declared that approx five-time increase of Renewable Energy (RE) would be targeted to 175 GW by 2022 from 43 GW at 2016 [3]. Generally, lots of space exists within a company/ institution for conflicting opinions in implementing the retrofitting alternatives. Some of the decision makers may prioritize the financial criteria - Energy Savings (kWh/ Year) in top, some again may arrange the projects based on priority in Annual Investment (Rs.) or Annual Savings (Rs. /Year) or Payback Period (Years). Hence it is needed to obtain the prioritization table scientifically by the application of AHP, where an overall ranking of the energy alternatives is obtained by the combined effect of all of the financial/ doable criteria. In our present study, AHP has been chosen as an action based retrofitting parameter in selecting the priority of doable projects in a descending order of ranking provided by the system, in a MCDM environment. Moreover, to validate our experimental result of AHP, a 2nd stage survey was conducted to the beneficiary experts only of the respective company/ institution, who participated in the 1st round survey. This validation signifies that the Action Based Greening Building Procedure – i.e. the ‘AHP’ applied in the present paper is very much scientific and universal.
Enviromental impact assesment for highway projectsKushal Patel
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool to study various impact to be occurred due to new development actions.
Transportation Project are the projects which provides ease to the movement of vehicles.
This Paper presents a case study for analysis of EIA for a transportation project. This Paper would provide a methodology which will allow transportation planers to make a cost effective coordination of environmental information and data management.
The results assess the environmental vulnerability around the road and its impact on environment by integration the merits of GIS.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
Greening of Boardrooms: Influence Factors for Greening Decisions in Real Esta...IJERA Editor
Real estate sector in India is in a stage of transition towards „green‟-which is seen as a popular term for adopting
higher sustainability goals for development projects. These sustainability goals include responses towards
energy efficiency, resource minimization and ecological planning considerations. Real estate developers,
planning and design professionals along with technology experts have been adopting sustainability practices for
various reasons. What guides these decisions is a mix of cost, stakeholder pressure, market dynamics,
environmental regulations as well as willingness of the leadership to change. The ethical and business case for
environmental sustainability or „greening‟ decisions have an unclear borderline both in theory and practice. This
paper, with the help of a perception survey involving sector experts and drawsinferences to identify the key
influence factors in the form of drivers and barriers to greening decisions in real estate sector in India.
An Optimization-LCA of a Prestressed Concrete Precast Bridge► Victor Yepes
The construction sector is one of the most active sectors, with a high economic,
environmental and social impact. For this reason, the sustainable design of structures and buildings
is a trend that must be followed. Bridges are one of the most important structures in the construction
sector, as their construction and maintenance are crucial to achieve and retain the best transport
between different places. Nowadays, the choice of bridge design depends on the initial economic
criterion but other criteria should be considered to assess the environmental and social aspects.
Furthermore, for a correct choice, the influence of these criteria during the bridge life-cycle must
be taken into account. This study aims to analyse the life-cycle environmental impact of efficient
structures from the economic point of view. Life-cycle assessment process is used to obtain all the
environmental information about bridges. In this paper, a prestressed concrete precast bridge is
cost-optimized and afterwards, the life-cycle assessment is carried out to achieve the environmental
information about the bridge.
Decision Support System for Energy Saving Analysis in Manufacturing IndustryIJRES Journal
Nowadays the attempts to optimize energy efficiency and environmental impact are increasingly present in all activity areas and specifically in manufacturing industry. An innovative approach to achieve these optimizations lies in advanced combination of decision support technologies and Knowledge Management. A benchmarking energy saving tool (decision support tool) was carried out in four (4) different years, 2007 to 2010 in Niger mills limited, located in Calabar to generate energy intensity and energy intensity index of the period. The result obtained for energy intensity in 2007 was 2.30GJ/m3, Energy intensity for 2008 was 2.30GJ/m3, Energy intensity for 2009 was 2.40GJ/m3, and energy intensity for 2010 was 2.30GJ/m3. This result shows that for the period of these four years, that the energy consumed is in an average range of 2.30GJ/m3. That if the productivity increase as the result of increase in production, the energy intensity will increase to 2.40GJ/m3 or there about as the case maybe as a result of increase in production.
In recent years, consumers and legislation have been pushing companies to optimize their activities in such a way as to reduce negative environmental and social impacts more and more. In the other side, companies
must keep their total supply chain costs as low as possible to remain competitive.This work aims to develop a model to traveling salesman problem including environmental impacts and to identify, as far as possible, the contribution of genetic operator’s tuning and setting in the success and
efficiency of genetic algorithms for solving this problem with consideration of CO2 emission due to transport. This efficiency is calculated in terms of CPU time consumption and convergence of the solution. The best transportation policy is determined by finding a balance between financial and environmental
criteria.Empirically, we have demonstrated that the performance of the genetic algorithm undergo relevant
improvements during some combinations of parameters and operators which we present in our results part.
Research Thesis Presentation-
Environmental Impact Of Building Materials: A Study Of Energy Efficient Materials For Building Facade Systems In Mumbai City.
May 2015,
Environmental architecture, Sustainable material. Life cycle assessment. Building Materials, Mumbai
An analysis of environmental impacts of various environmental aspects for ind...eSAT Journals
Abstract This research paper is focused on the study of various environmental aspects and their impacts arising from the Indian manufacturing industries. Our environment is being polluted day by day due to rapid industrialization. Today the delicate ecosystem of our planet is facing a danger of destruction on a scale as never before in the history of mankind. Forests are diminishing at an alarming rate, landmasses are getting eroded, climate in different parts of the world is undergoing a change due to global warming and clean air and water are increasingly becoming rare commodities. So it is high time to be aware and alert about environmental protection which cannot be done without understanding the environmental aspects. Present study tried to explain the significant environmental aspects arising from Indian manufacturing industries by analyzing the data collected through questionnaire survey. It is observed from collected data that emission to air is most significant environmental aspect in Indian manufacturing industries in respect to severity i.e. the effect of this environmental aspect is more harmful for human beings. Noise environmental aspect is having more efficiency, probability and duration, it means this environmental aspect is produced in each and every manufacturing company and affects the environment. Emission to water is second most important environmental aspect with respect to severity, probability and frequency. The degradation of Land Environmental Aspect effects the environment after the emission to water environmental aspect. But acid deposition, use of hazardous substances and production of toxic waste etc. environmental aspects have moderate significance as they have less probability, less frequency and less duration. So, Manufacturing Industries have to make monitoring plan for all these environmental aspects preferably for emission to air, release to water and noise. Key words: Environmental Aspects, Severity, Duration, Probability and Frequency, Degradation of Land, Hazardous Substances.
An analysis of environmental impacts of various environmental aspects for ind...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS: A MODEL...IAEME Publication
Objective: The objective of this study is baseline status of air, water, noise, land, biological and socio-economic environments. Environmental Impact Assessment study is key for any Project with out this study its not possible to get the approval keeping this in view this study has exist.
Methods: Methodology has been followed for Environmental Impact Assessment study has been conducted within an area of around 10 km radius around the project site as per ISO Standard Air Quality, Water Quality, Soil Quality, and Noise Quality.
Findings: Socio economic and Biological conditions under this flora and fauna available in the study area and solid waste management, Occupational safety and health management strategies has been recommended.
Applications: This type of studies very much useful for preparation of EIA Reports.
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Want to learn how to plan more effective service
projects? This interactive session features five stations
representing the stages of a service project — from
planning to measuring impact. Each station will highlight
different strategies, best practices, and Rotary resources
that are available to help clubs and districts undertake
successful, sustainable service initiatives.
Scottish fire service case study - Data ManagementWilliam Macleod
The amalgamation of the Scottish Fire Services, archive, backup and recovery and compliance solutions was achieved by Seric Systems on Commvault Simpana 10 software
A Decision Support System for the Design and Evaluation of Durable Wastewater...AM Publications
To develop the waste water solutions challenging task. To design sustainable wastewater solution requires information about new ideas, new systems and latest technology. Generally it is assumed that, decision making needs to involve field experts and engineers to define values and brainstorms solution. This paper describes a decision support system model that is designed to help community planners to identify the solution which balance the environmental, economic and social needs. System will be scalable, adaptable and flexible. Our decision support system will take modular description of components and description of community constraints, suggest the design of alternative waste water system, and facilitates evaluating how well each design satisfies the given constraints. Decision support system will give alternatives with visualization of the effect of various trade-offs and their effect in the relation of the community’s goals.
A Decision Support System for the Design and Evaluation of Durable Wastewater...AM Publications
To develop the waste water solutions challenging task. To design sustainable wastewater solution requires information about new ideas, new systems and latest technology. Generally it is assumed that, decision making needs to involve field experts and engineers to define values and brainstorms solution. This paper describes a decision support system model that is designed to help community planners to identify the solution which balance the environmental, economic and social needs. System will be scalable, adaptable and flexible. Our decision support system will take modular description of components and description of community constraints, suggest the design of alternative waste water system, and facilitates evaluating how well each design satisfies the given constraints. Decision support system will give alternatives with visualization of the effect of various trade-offs and their effect in the relation of the community’s goals.
Vibgyor a sustainability assessment tool for residential buildingeSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Air Pollution and Human Health in Asia: Experience in adopting and promoting the systems approach for transdisciplinary research on air pollution and health in Asia
This chapter describes some of the simplest techniques and methods for EIA, and gives information to
help choose the most appropriate method for a given situation.
Life Cycle Assessment of Power Utility Poles – A Reviewinventionjournals
Worldwide, overhead electricity distribution is performed using poles made from various materials. The choice of the most efficient pole material is based on management strategies that integrate concerns for environmental sustainability. By quantifying environmental impacts of products, life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool which can be very useful to decision-makers. But how, where and to which extent has it been applied to power utility poles until now, and which accomplishments and challenges can be pointed out from the findings of these LCA applications? To address these questions, a review of accessible published LCA studies of power utility poles has been carried out. By employing well established literature review methodologies, a computer search of journals, conference proceedings, and reports have been carried out and retrieved case studies have been analyzed according to the criteria derived from the four phases of LCA international standards. From a performed review process, it was realized that a total of 13 LCA case studies have been increasingly conducted during these last 26 years in only four countries around the world. The case studies included both comparative LCA of various pole materials and LCA of a single pole material. The main used utility pole materials, the main considered functional units, the main assessed impact categories, the most considered environmentally friendly pole material, and the main challenges in the field have been identified and documented. LCA constitute a useful research field when studying the sustainability of power utility poles. Although existing case studies are scarce, the review highlights several outstanding accomplishments which show what have been satisfactorily done and what needs to be done. Currently, the topic is mainly limited to USA and Swedish researchers; developing countries seem to have noting to do with and there is not yet a methodological consensus which could facilitate a deep comparison between published case studies.
Life Cycle Assessment of Power Utility Poles – A Reviewinventionjournals
Worldwide, overhead electricity distribution is performed using poles made from various materials. The choice of the most efficient pole material is based on management strategies that integrate concerns for environmental sustainability. By quantifying environmental impacts of products, life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool which can be very useful to decision-makers. But how, where and to which extent has it been applied to power utility poles until now, and which accomplishments and challenges can be pointed out from the findings of these LCA applications? To address these questions, a review of accessible published LCA studies of power utility poles has been carried out. By employing well established literature review methodologies, a computer search of journals, conference proceedings, and reports have been carried out and retrieved case studies have been analyzed according to the criteria derived from the four phases of LCA international standards. From a performed review process, it was realized that a total of 13 LCA case studies have been increasingly conducted during these last 26 years in only four countries around the world. The case studies included both comparative LCA of various pole materials and LCA of a single pole material. The main used utility pole materials, the main considered functional units, the main assessed impact categories, the most considered environmentally friendly pole material, and the main challenges in the field have been identified and documented. LCA constitute a useful research field when studying the sustainability of power utility poles. Although existing case studies are scarce, the review highlights several outstanding accomplishments which show what have been satisfactorily done and what needs to be done. Currently, the topic is mainly limited to USA and Swedish researchers; developing countries seem to have noting to do with and there is not yet a methodological consensus which could facilitate a deep comparison between published case studies.
Sustainability of Solid Waste Management System in Urban Areas of Pakistan: S...IJERA Editor
Sustainability of solid waste management system in Pakistan like other developing countries is a growing challenge. Stakeholders are vital for the successful running of solid waste management system and timely inclusion of stakeholders’ perspective can contribute to attain sustainability of solid waste management system. Therefore, stakeholders’ subjectivities and perspectives towards the sustainability of solid waste management system were studied in this research program. . Five components of the sustainable solid waste management system, that is, Technical, Environmental, Economic, Social and Institutional, were considered based on literature review. Nature of these components being part of an integrated system makes the system multicriteria. Relative importance of these components leading to define priorities for planning and execution of such system is the need for planning, development, and running of such systems. To acquire these priorities based on stakeholders input the stakeholders were classified into two major categories i.e. Technical and Social. A survey was undertaken in which the afore-mentioned stakeholders were asked to provide their input in the form of a pair wise comparison among the various components of the sustainable solid waste management system (SSWM). Analytical Hierarchy Process, a Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) tool was used to quantify the relative importance of various components of SSWM. Environmental component of the sustainability came out to be the top priority of the stakeholders as it was given the highest weight by the stakeholders
ESTABLISHING PROCESS FOR DESIGNING OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS IAEME Publication
The building designers are presently going through a transition phase. As due to the known energy implications of poorly designed buildings and related environmental issues, Government is imposing a number of controlling measures. These include building energy codes, green rating systems, and environmental clearance norms. At present very few guideline or support is available to the architects to incorporate all the above additional requirements during the design process. Standard architectural practice does not cover the energy/environmental considerations in common projects unless otherwise specified under scope of services. This paper is about formulating the design process for energy efficient buildings. The necessary data for which has been gathered through the survey conducted by the author from the architects working in various capacities. The paper starts with discussion on process and related aspects of designing energy efficient buildings. The sub topics define the methodology for establishing design process, including description of the participants and their selection criteria and, finally present the outcome of the survey in the form of a matrix.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
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A Sustainability Approach for Planning and Design of Water Supply
Scheme
Comingstarful Marthong
Lecturer, Civil Engineering Shillong Polytechnic, Shillong, Meghalaya 793008, India
Abstract:
The most viable alternatives out of the various projects considered was evaluated using decision matrix methods based on a
sustainability approach. The various possible alternatives projects based on water sources in Naharlagun area in Arunachal
Pradesh were considered in the present study. After the preliminary survey, three alternatives projects based on the water
sources available in the study area were identified. They were A1-Pachin river, A2-Dikrong river and A3-Niroch nallah. These
alternatives are then evaluated for sustainability considering different factors. Technical soundness was observed as the most
important decision factor in the Paired Comparison Technique. The project based on the Pachin river was found to be the most
viable alternatives from the Alternatives Choice Coefficient (ACC) analysis.
Keywords: Sustainability, Alternatives, Comparison technique, Matrix, Source, Coefficient, Decision.
1. Introduction
To ensure the availability of sufficient quantity of good quality water, it becomes almost imperative in the modern society
to plan and built suitable water supply schemes. The scheme should provide portable water to the various section of community
in accordance with the demands and requirement. The provision of such a scheme shall ensure constants and reliable water
supply to that section of the people to which it has been designed. The existence of water supply scheme shall further help in
attracting industries and thereby helping in industrialization and modernization of the society, consequently reducing
unemployment and ensuring better living standard. Such schemes shall, therefore help in promoting wealth and welfare to the
entire humanity as a whole [Garg, 1977]. In planning a water supply scheme, it is essential to first search a source of water in
the vicinity of the town or city which the scheme is to be designed. The source of water may be available nearby or sometimes
far away. Further, it may be an underground well or it may be a river, stream or lake. Taking a final decision on a particular
source considering various factors is a difficult task for the engineers as sometimes we can not foresee the future development
in the area .A wrong selection of the sources will lead to the huge lost to the government and the entire community in particular.
Thus, source selection has to be done carefully seeking out all possible ways and evaluate each in term of quantity, quality,
environmental aspect, cost and more important is the sustainability of the project. In this paper, a sustainability concept is
adopted to evaluate the most viable source for a Naharlagun (Arunachal Pradesh) water supply scheme.
2. Evaluation of alternatives
In present world the growing pollution is a major threat to the society. In order to overcome this problem a new approach is
looked into, which will take care of the environmental as well as the technical aspects. Some of the environmental aspects that
are considered in the evaluation of the alternatives are discussed here.
2.1 Concept of sustainability
The concept of sustainability development had been motivated by the tremendous environmental, social and political
challenges faced by both developed and developing nations in the forging of future development policies and strategies. Such
concept will greatly aid in advancing the underlying concept beyond the conceptual stage through to the development of
practical approaches that engineers can use to sustainable plan, design and operate engineering projects. The majority of the
work relating to the interface between engineering and sustainable development has been, till now very general. This will
certainly change as more engineers become involved with developing approaches and techniques for incorporating sustainable
development concepts into ongoing and new endeavors.
2.2 Development of new set of planning criteria
A first steps in sustainability approach is the development of a new set of planning criteria. The set of criteria, which are a
synthesis and adaptation of existing suggested sustainability criteria could be used to evaluate technical alternatives from
sustainability perspective. The synthesized criteria strongly related to aspects of natural ecosystems, which are inherently more
sustainable than any human-oriented system [Canter, 1977].
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To achieve a systematic approach to deciding among decision factors the comparison of a set of decision factors are
chosen. The factors, which are generally considered for any such type of assessment are:
a) Success in meeting defined needs and identified objectives.
b) Economic efficiency
Benefits, costs
Excess benefits
Internal rate of return
Environmental cost-benefits analysis
c) Environmental impacts
Air quality
Surface-water quality, quantity
Soil quality and ground water quality, quantity
Noise
Ecosystem
Habitat quantity, quality
Threaten or endangered species
Historical-archeological resources
Socioeconomic characteristics
Human health risks
d) Public preference
2.3 Technique for assessment
There are several techniques, which can be used to assess the best possible alternatives of sources for water supply
schemes. One such technique is the Paired-comparison technique (unranked and ranked) [David, 1998]. This technique is used
for weighting important factors, which involved a series of comparison between decision factors and systematic tabulation of
the numerical results of their comparison. The weighting techniques consist of considering each factors relative to every other
factors. Thus, on a pair-wise basis and assigning a value of 1 to the factor considered being the more important and a value of 0
to the remaining factor. The ‘dummy factor’ is included so as to preclude the net assigning of a value of 0 to any of the basic
factor i.e. the dummy factor is included as a ‘place keeper’ to avoid skewing the process. The ‘dummy factor’ is designed as
that factor of each pair, deemed less important of the two. If two factors are considered to be equal importance than a value of
0.5 is assigned to each other in the pair. The individual weight assignments are assumed; and the factor-importance coefficient
(FIC) [David, 1998] is calculated. FIC is equal to the sum value for an individual factor divided by the sum for all of the factors
and is expressed as a decimal fraction. The total sum column should equal n(n-1)/2, where n is the number of factors included
in the assignment of weight. The FIC column will indicate the best of the factors considered. The key fraction of rank pair wise
comparison technique is that an initial rank ordering of all the decision factors is required.
2.4 Scaling, rating or ranking of alternatives
Scaling, rating or ranking of alternatives to each decision factors is the second major component in the use of the multiple-
criterion or decision making approach. One of the most useful techniques is the unranked paired comparison. In this content,
the unranked paired-comparison technique consists of considering each alternative to every other alternative relative to each
decision factor and assigning to the more desirable of the pair of alternatives of a value of 1 or less desirable a value of 0. Here
also a dummy alternative is included.
Following the assignment of the relative-desirability value to each alternative with the process based on the qualitative and
quantitative information; the ‘alternative choice coefficient’ (ACC) [David, 1998] is determined. ACC is equal to the sum value
for an individual alternatives divided by the sum for all the alternatives. The total of the sum column should be equal to m(m-
1)/2, where m is equal to the numbers of the alternatives included in the assignment.
2.5 Development of the decision matrix
The final step in multiple-criterion making is to develop a decision matrix displaying the products of the importance weight
(rank) and the alternatives scale (rating or rank). The final product matrix is calculated by summing of the product of the FIC
and ACC [David, 1998 and Lockwood, 1998]. The numerical basis for the difference alternatives in the various alternatives is
found out and the one having the highest numerical basis is chosen to be the best.
3. Evaluation Of Various Decision Factors
The set of criteria based on the preliminary survey of the sources considered are.
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(a) Integration/synergy
Engineering projects that are sustainable should be well integrated within the natural environment to existing undertaking
and to all aspects of society. The notion of synergy is also important to considered the benefits from the combination of two or
more undertakings, which can be potentially greater than the benefits of the individual undertaking without integration.
(b) Simplicity
Simplicity is a relative term and certain technical alternatives may achieve multiple benefits through a relatively simple set
of action.
(c) Input/output characteristics
From a sustainability perspective, alternatives with reduced such as energy resources, land resources and material resources
are preferred. On the output side, the reuse or recycling of by-products to form closed-loop system is a desired goal and would
emulate what occurs within natural ecosystems.
(d) Functionality
Alternatives that allow a wider variety of approaches to achieve a particular function are more sustainable and less
concerned with a specific product or service.
(e) Technical soundness
Technical soundness of a project depends on the various technical parameters. Technical alternatives that are sustainable
should also be adaptable to the range of projected changes for economic, social and natural/climatic environments.
(f) Susceptibility to pollution
It is also one of the factors which generally occurs due to the habitants nearby and if the pollution is less, then less
treatment is required which indirectly saves the capital cost of the project.
(g) Carrying capacity
All natural systems have a limit or capacity on how much alteration can occur before the system is considerably affected.
This motion of carrying capacity, from a social, ecological and economic perspective is of importance if development today
will not compromise the need of future generations.
(h) Socio-economic
A sustainable alternative should be acceptable socially as well as economically. Socio-economic includes health impacts,
recreational activities, aesthetic interest, land and housing values, job opportunity, community cohesion, lifestyles,
governmental activities, well being, and behavioral response on the part of individuals, groups and communities. The basic
impact area associated with predicting and assessing impacts on the socio-economic environment is called ‘region of influence’
(ROI).
The various decision factors considered for the sustainability approach are F1= Integrity, F2= Simplicity, F3= Input and
output, F4= Functionality, F5= Technical soundness, F6= Susceptible to pollution, F7= Carrying capacity, F8= socio-economic
and F9=Dummy factor.
4. Possible alternatives water sources for the study
In the presents study, three alternatives water sources in Naharlagun area (Arunachal Pradesh) are considered for the
analysis.
(a) Pachin river as alternative 1 (A1)
The Pachin river originates in the hills, Soutwest of Itanagar. Various small rivulets and nallahs join the river. The Senkhi
nallah is an important tributary of Pachin river joining it on the left bank. The river winds through both Itanagar and
Naharlagun towns and it flows towards east and join Dikrong river at Nirjuli. Pachin river is at a relatively lower level than the
town and water has to be pumped. It has a fairly discharge of about 3 cumecs at 45 m upstream of existing suspension bridge.
Since, Senkhi is one of its tributaries joining it upstream. Thus, even in the winter months there is enough water.
(b) Dikrong river as alternative 2 (A2)
Dikrong river has a large discharge throughout the year. This river passes through the major towns like Doimukh, Sagali
etc. and anumber of villages upstream of it. There is possibility of pollution taking place further rapid development. The gravity
mains from the possible raw water intake point to the site of the water treatment plant on the right of the Dikrong will have to
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cross the river and various villages and also the treated water from the water treatment plant will be required to pumped to the
ridge along Youth Hostel to serve the required area of Naharlagun. The length of the rising main in this sorce will be about 3
km.
(c) Niroch nallah as alternative 3 (A3)
Niroch nallah is a tributary of Pachin river meeting it on its left bank and is having a discharge of 0.8 cumecs at 13 km
from Naharlagun. In between about 6 nallahs join Niroch thus increasing the discharge further. The probable taping in order to
have gravity flow to water treatment plant near helipad will be about 1.5 km away from the location of the existing foot bridge
on Doimukh road, where clear sparkling water is available. Besides there is no risk of pollution in future since no development
is to take place in the foreseeable future. However, there is a feel that there may be possibility that the nallah mat dry out in the
eventuality of development taking place in the area.
5. Information of the alternatives
The decision factors for set of criteria are linked to the information of the selected sources. Table 1 shows the various
information collected from the sources considered based on the preliminary survey.
Table 1 Information of alternatives of sources
Decision A1 A2 A3
factors
F1 Having a single source About six tributaries join the Different tributaries join this
nallah river
F2 Complex since pumping is Simple since water flows Simple since water flows
required and several under gravity, less component under gravity but several
components also required required components required
F3 Operational cost is high Operational cost is low Operational cost is moderate
F4 Treated water is available Unacceptable turbidity due to Un acceptable turbidity due to
many tributaries many tributaries
F5 Technically sound Technically not sound Technically not sound
F6 Moderate pollution Less pollution High pollution
F7 Having high carrying Having low carrying capacity Having a moderate capacity
capacity of about 3 cumecs of 0.8 cumecs of 1.8 cumecs
F8 More job opportunity, high Less job opportunity, low Moderate job opportunity,
water supply availability, water supply availability, moderate water supply
improved water quality unpredictable water quality availability, and unpredictable
water quality.
6. Results And Discussion
The unranked paired-comparison technique consists of considering each alternative to every other alternative relative to
each decision factor. The pair of alternatives of a value 1 represents the most desirable, while value 0 indicates a less desirable
for the alternatives. Table 2 shows the assignment of weight 1 and 0 corresponding to the decision factors. From the assigned
weight the FIC value is calculated. The FIC is equal to the sum value for an individual factor divided by the sum for all of the
factors and is expressed as a decimal fraction. The FIC column will indicate the best of the factors considered. Following the
assignment of the relative-desirability value to each alternative with the process based on the qualitative and quantitative
information; the ACC is determined. ACC is equal to the sum value for an individual alternatives divided by the sum for all the
alternatives. Table 3 to 10 shows the calculated ACC of all alternatives relative to a decision factors (F1to F8). It may be noted
that a dummy alternative (A4) has also been included. The dummy factor is included so as to preclude the net assigning of a
value of 0 to any of the basic factor. The calculated coefficient of FIC and ACC for various alternatives to a decision factors are
furnished in Table 11. The final step in multiple-criterion making is to develop a decision matrix displaying the products of the
importance weight (rank) and the alternatives scale (rating or rank). The final product matrix is calculated by summing of the
product of the FIC and ACC. The numerical basis for the difference alternatives in the various alternatives is found out and the
one having the highest numerical basis is chosen to be the best. Table 12 presents the detail calculation of product matrix for
decision problem. It is seen from the table that alternative A1 having the highest numerical value of 0.449, which indicated the
best possible sources for the scheme followed by A3 with 0.313 and least with alternatives A2 of 0.242.
Table 2 Weight assignment
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Table 3 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F1
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 1 1 1 3 0.500
A2 0 0 1 1 0.167
A3 0 1 1 2 0.333
A4 (dummy) 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
Table 4 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F2
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 0 0 1 1 0.167
A2 1 1 1 3 0.500
A3 1 0 1 2 0.333
A4 (dummy) 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
Table 5 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F3
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 0 0 1 1 0.167
A2 1 1 1 3 0.500
A3 1 0 1 2 0.333
A4 (dummy) 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
Table 6 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F4
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 1 1 1 3 0.500
A2 0 0 1 1 0.167
A3 0 1 1 2 0.333
A4 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
Table 7 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F5
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 1 1 1 3 0.500
A2 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.250
A3 0 0.5 1 1.5 0250
A4 (dummy) 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
Table 8 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F6
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 0 1 1 2 0.333
A2 1 1 1 3 0.500
A3 0 0 1 1 0.167
A4 (dummy) 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
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Table 9 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F7
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 1 1 1 3 0.500
A2 0 0 1 1 0.167
A3 0 1 1 2 0.333
A4 (dummy) 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
Table 10 Scaling/Rating /Ranking of Alternatives Relative to decision factor F8
Alternatives Assignment of desirability Sum ACC
A1 1 1 1 3 0.500
A2 0 0 1 1 0.167
A3 0 1 1 2 0.333
A4 (dummy) 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total 6 1.000
Table 11 FIC and ACC values for decision problem
Decision factors FIC value ACC value
A1 A2 A3
F1 0.139 0.500 0.167 0.333
F2 0.083 0.167 0.500 0.333
F3 0.06 0.167 0.500 0.333
F4 0.194 0.500 0.167 0.333
F5 0.208 0.500 0.250 0.250
F6 0.028 0.333 0.500 0.167
F7 0.181 0.500 0.167 0.333
F8 0.111 0.500 0.167 0.333
Table 12 Product matrix for decision problem
Decision FIC x ACC
factors A1 A2 A3
F1 0.070 0.023 0.046
F2 0.014 0.042 0.027
F3 0.010 0.030 0.020
F4 0.097 0.032 0.065
F5 0.104 0.052 0.052
F6 0.009 0.014 0.005
F7 0.091 0.030 0.060
F8 0.055 0.019 0.037
Total 0.449 0.242 0.313
7. Conclusions
Three alternatives projects based on the water sources available in the Naharlagun area in Arunachal Pradesh were
identified. They are A1-Pachin river, A2-Dikrong river and A3-Niroch nallah. The most viable alternatives were evaluated
using decision matrix methods based on a sustainability approach considering different factors. Unranked Paired Comparison
Technique was used to assess the best possible alternatives projects. The project based on the Pachin river was found to have
more weightage as compared to the other two project sources. This method of comparisons provides a complete assessment of
the project from all points of view.
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