Assessing the environmental impact of textiles and the clothing supply chain
The textile industry impacts the environment in a number of ways, including its use of resources, its impact on global warming, and the amount of pollution and waste it generates. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain reviews methods used to calculate this envi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chichester, England :
Woodhead Publishing
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Series: | Woodhead publishing in textiles ;
no. 157. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628636706719 |
| Summary: | The textile industry impacts the environment in a number of ways, including its use of resources, its impact on global warming, and the amount of pollution and waste it generates. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain reviews methods used to calculate this environmental impact including product carbon footprints (PCFs), ecological footprints (EFs) and life cycle assessment (LCA). The first chapters provide an introduction to the textile supply chain and its environmental impact, and an overview of the methods used to measure this impact. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782421122 |
