Title Engineering and ecosystems : seeking synergies toward a nature-positive world / Bhavik R. Bakshi, editor

Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color) Contents Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Introduction and Motivation -- 1 Why Should Engineering Account for Ecosystems? -- 1.1 How Does Engineering Depend on Nature? -- 1.2 Does Engineering Account for Nature? -- 1.3 Why Does Engineering Take Nature for Granted? -- 1.4 Effects of Taking Nature for Granted -- 1.5 Nature-Positive -- 1.6 Goals of This Book -- References -- 2 Ecosystem Goods and Services -- 2.1 What Are Ecosystem Goods and Services? -- 2.2 Identification, Quantification, and Valuation -- 2.3 Classification of Ecosystem Goods and Services 2.3.1 Categories of Ecosystem Goods and Services -- 2.3.2 Classification Systems -- 2.4 Nature's Contributions to People -- 2.5 Overall Status of Ecosystem Goods and Services -- 2.5.1 Status of Provisioning Services -- 2.6 Regulating Services -- 2.7 Planetary Boundary -- 2.8 Conclusions -- References -- Part II Engineering's Demand for Ecosystem Services -- 3 Quantifying the Direct and Indirect Demand for EcosystemServices -- 3.1 Demand for Ecosystem Services -- 3.2 Methods to Quantify Direct and Indirect Demand -- 3.2.1 Process-Based LCA Model 3.2.2 Environmentally Extended Input-Output (EEIO) Model -- 3.2.3 Multiregional Input-Output (MRIO) Model -- 3.2.4 Integrated Hybrid LCA Model -- 3.3 Sources of Data and Software -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Water Provisioning Services -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Water Footprint: The Concept -- 4.3 Vulnerability to Water Depletion -- 4.4 Applications -- 4.5 Data, Models, and Software for WF -- 4.6 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- 5 Biogeochemical Cycles: Modeling the Interaction of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles with Industrial Systems -- 5.1 Introduction to Biogeochemical Cycles 5.2 Accounting for the Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle: Eco-LCA Model and Applications -- 5.2.1 Life Cycle Assessment Methodologies -- 5.2.2 Ecologically Based Life Cycle Assessment (Eco-LCA) for Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle -- 5.2.3 Carbon-Nitrogen Nexus for Transportation Fuels Using Eco-LCA Carbon and Nitrogen Inventory -- 5.3 Modeling the Anthropogenic Material/Biogeochemical Cycles: A Physical-Input-Output Table (PIOT) Based Approach -- 5.4 Summary, Challenges, and Future Work -- References -- 6 The Significance of Insect Pollinators: Opportunitiesand Challenges -- 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Quantifying Pollination Services -- 6.2.1 Challenges to Quantification -- 6.2.2 Direct Use Value -- 6.2.3 Indirect Use and Nonuse Value -- 6.3 Pollination in a Life Cycle Assessment Framework -- 6.3.1 Process LCA -- 6.3.2 Economic Input-Output LCA -- 6.3.3 Future Directions -- 6.4 Pollination in a Network Analysis Framework -- 6.4.1 Pollination Services as a Network -- 6.4.2 Challenges in Plant Pollinator Networks -- 6.4.3 Future Direction -- 6.5 Effect of Loss of Pollinators -- 6.5.1 Agricultural Impact -- 6.5.2 Nonagricultural Impact -- 6.5.3 Ecosystem Impact -- 6.6 Summary -- References Summary "This book demonstrates how the inclusion of nature in engineering decisions results in innovative solutions that are economically feasible, ecologically viable, and socially desirable. It advances progress toward nature-positive decisions by protection and restoration of ecosystems and respect for ecological boundaries. The topic of this book is an active area of academic research, and leading companies are including goals associated with ecosystem services in their sustainability plans. This book is the first collection of methods and applications that explicitly include the role of nature in supporting engineering activities and describes the role that ecosystems play in supporting technology and industry. It describes approaches, models, applications, and challenges for innovation and sustainability that will be useful to students and practitioners."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 05, 2023) Subject Industrial management -- Environmental aspects. Social responsibility of business -- Environmental aspects Decision making. decision making. Decision making Industrial management -- Environmental aspects Form Electronic book Author Bakshi, Bhavik R., editor. ISBN 9783031356926 3031356926

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