Green and sustainable innovation for cleaner production in the Asia-Pacific region

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Author list: Charmondusit K., Gheewala S.H., Mungcharoen T.

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production (0959-6526)

Volume number: 134

Issue number: Part B

Start page: 443

End page: 446

Number of pages: 4

ISSN: 0959-6526

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84989870262&doi=10.1016%2fj.jclepro.2016.06.160&partnerID=40&md5=0d07539f5128166f7c25c700200bc134

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

Considering the history of cleaner production in the Asia-Pacific region, there have been sustained efforts to develop cleaner production techniques and also techniques for sustainability assessment to ensure that the desired benefits from cleaner production are actually achieved. Two conferences, the Asia Pacific Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP) and the International Conference on Green and Sustainable Innovation (ICGSI) have been organized regularly to bring together experts on cleaner production as well as assessment. Papers presented at these events form part of this special volume along with some invited papers from outside. The papers cover a wide range of topics under the cleaner production umbrella including product and process development and innovation, environmental assessments including carbon footprint, water footprint, life cycle assessment and more comprehensive sustainability assessment including socio-economic issues along with environmental ones. The papers in this special volume reflect the status of green and sustainable innovation for cleaner production in the Asia-Pacific region. The studies in this volume demonstrate Asian examples of the development of innovative technologies and the application of life cycle thinking-based assessment techniques, including those that are well-established and emerging ones. ฉ 2016 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

Environmental assessment, Life cycle thinking, Process, Product