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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Textile Institute (Manchester, England), originator (originator)
Otros Autores: Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, England : Woodhead Publishing 2014.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 157.
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (215 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9781782421122