Carbon Footprint Estimation of Reconstruction for a Debris Flow Disaster in a Hillside Community

Global warming and the greenhouse effect have been environmental issues of global concern in recent years. Carbon footprint refers to all greenhouse gas emissions globally released or accumulated from products, services, or events in the life cycle because of human activities. The calculation of the carbon footprint allows enterprises to assess carbon reduction space and improve the manufacturing process of products, and various countries around the world are devoting time to the policies and tasks related to the carbon footprint. Aimed at the reconstruction for a debris flow disaster in a hillside community, the corresponding carbon footprint is calculated in this study. With the example of the Daniau Community in Taitung, Taiwan, which suffered from the debris flow caused by Typhoon Morakot, the carbon footprint of reconstruction for this disaster is estimated. The preliminary analysis shows that the carbon emission of concrete used was about 65%, followed by urgent dredging, at about 27%, and steel bars accounted for the least amount of emission, at merely 8%. The authors expect to establish a calculation method or an assessment model for disaster prevention businesses and to explore the benefit of disaster prevention for communities with carbon reduction.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.2495/CUEE140321
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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from WIT Press.
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• Authors:
  • Peng, S H
  • Tang, Chunyan
  • Chen, C C
  • Shieh, M J
  • Huang, L M
  • Chen, W E
• Conference:
  • 2014 International Conference on Civil, Urban and Environmental Engineering (CUEE 2014)
  • Location: Beijing , China
  • Date: 2014-8-19 to 2014-8-20
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: Advanced Civil, Urban and Environmental Engineering
• Serial:
  • WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
  • Issue Number: 157
  • Publisher: Wessex Institute of Technology
  • ISSN: 1743-3509
  • Serial URL: http://library.witpress.com/pages/listBooks.asp?tID=2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Debris flows; Dredging; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Landslides; Pollutants; Reconstruction; Typhoons
• Geographic Terms: Taiwan
• Subject Areas: Environment; Transportation (General); I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01571234
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781784660451
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 28 2015 3:56PM