Life cycle assessment e water footprint assessment nella progettazione di una filiera bosco-energia in Sardegna
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description: The study of the potential environmental impacts of a hypothetical wood-energy supply chain has integrated: the application of models (particularly, spatial models), the chemical and physical characteristics of the forest biomass, the techno-economic viability of different plant configurations and the Life Cycle Assessment approach, for the sustainable design of a supply chain in its life cycle. The main results are relevant in the decision-making process, related to the installation of the chain. They allow the decision maker to select the most appropriate choices, between multiple scenarios, as well as between various improvement options and responses for the potential impacts reduction. The present study has developed an approach for the wood-energy supply chain design, which integrates its most significant components (the cultural heritage of the territory, the best forestry practices, the technological and economic issues related to the exploitation of forest resources), by interpreting them from the environmental viewpoint. Indeed, for a really sustainable supply chain, none of the abovementioned components should be excluded, being them connected each other. LCA provides a valid interpretation of the systems and product supply chains related to the forest biomass, both in terms of impacts on various environmental matrices, and from that of the related potential damage on the Areas of Protection (human health, ecosystem quality, resources). The methodology is, actually, widely used in ex-post evaluations of wood-energy sectors, but, on the contrary, it is poorly implemented for the feasibility study and design; thus, the present work could represent a reference point and a baseline for future studies, insights and improvements. The study area is the Monte Olia public forest, located in the Northern side of Sardinia Island (Italy) and managed by Ente Foreste della Sardegna. A Life Cycle Assessment has been performed on the potential supply chain, by considering…
abstract: The study of the potential environmental impacts of a hypothetical wood-energy supply chain has integrated: the application of models (particularly, spatial models), the chemical and physical characteristics of the forest biomass, the techno-economic viability of different plant configurations and the Life Cycle Assessment approach, for the sustainable design of a supply chain in its life cycle. The main results are relevant in the decision-making process, related to the installation of the chain. They allow the decision maker to select the most appropriate choices, between multiple scenarios, as well as between various improvement options and responses for the potential impacts reduction. The present study has developed an approach for the wood-energy supply chain design, which integrates its most significant components (the cultural heritage of the territory, the best forestry practices, the technological and economic issues related to the exploitation of forest resources), by interpreting them from the environmental viewpoint. Indeed, for a really sustainable supply chain, none of the abovementioned components should be excluded, being them connected each other. LCA provides a valid interpretation of the systems and product supply chains related to the forest biomass, both in terms of impacts on various environmental matrices, and from that of the related potential damage on the Areas of Protection (human health, ecosystem quality, resources). The methodology is, actually, widely used in ex-post evaluations of wood-energy sectors, but, on the contrary, it is poorly implemented for the feasibility study and design; thus, the present work could represent a reference point and a baseline for future studies, insights and improvements. The study area is the Monte Olia public forest, located in the Northern side of Sardinia Island (Italy) and managed by Ente Foreste della Sardegna. A Life Cycle Assessment has been performed on the potential supply chain, by considering…
author: MELIS, EMANUELA
language: ita
keywords: Life cycle assessment, biomasse forestali, filiere bosco-energia, forest biomass, water footprint assessment, wood-energy supply chains, Settore GEO/05 - Geologia Applicata
date published: 2015-04-16
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:30:07Z
provider: Università di Cagliari
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Università degli Studi di Cagliari

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