Scenarios in selected tools for environmental systems analysis

Höjer, Mattias; Ahlroth, Sofia; Dreborg, Karl-Henrik; Ekvall, Tomas; Finnveden, Göran; Hjelm, Olof; Hochschorner, Elisabeth; Nilsson, Måns; Palm, Viveka

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.01.008

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“…The time frame set for the ideal futures was 15-20 years. This is consistent with suggestions from several researchers in this area (Hojer et al, 2008;Tompkins et al, 2000;Westhoek et al, 2005).…”

Section: Stage 1: Generating Ideal Futuressupporting

confidence: 93%

Exploring the Future of Tourism and Quality of Life

Benckendorff¹,

Edwards²,

Jurowski³

et al. 2009

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Section: Stage 1: Generating Ideal Futuressupporting

confidence: 93%

Exploring the Future of Tourism and Quality of Life

Benckendorff¹,

Edwards²,

Jurowski³

et al. 2009

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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“…However, results from an LCA can mainly be used for identification of parts and aspects of a life cycle where improvements in the environmental performance are important (Höjer et al, 2008;Graedel and Allenby, 2010).…”

Section: Life Cycle Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Incorporating life cycle external cost in optimization of the electricity generation mix

Rentizelas

Georgakellos

2014

Energy Policy

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The present work aims to examine the strategic decision of future electricity generation mix considering, together with all other factors, the effect of the external cost associated with the available power generation technology options, not only during their operation but also during their whole life-cycle. The analysis has been performed by integrating the Life Cycle Assessment concept into a linear programming model for the yearly decisions on which option should be used to minimise the electricity generation cost. The model has been applied for the case of Greece for the years 2012-2050 and has led to several interesting results. Firstly, most of the new generating capacity should be renewable (mostly biomass and wind), while natural gas is usually the only conventional fuel technology chosen. If externalities are considered, wind energy increases its share and hydro-power replaces significant amounts of biomass-generated energy. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis has been performed. One of the most important findings is that natural gas increases its contribution when externalities are increased. Summing-up, external cost has been found to be a significant percentage of the total electricity generation cost for some energy sources, therefore significantly changing the ranking order of cost-competitiveness for the energy sources examined.

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“…The quantitative nature of the data makes it difficult to look at longterm developments concerning the future, as there is no measured data for it. Höjer et al [36] argue that this is a common problem for environmental system analysis tools, and that there is a need for more prospective thinking and integrating with future studies. The real-time focus of ICT can accentuate this problem, as data becomes more immediate and there is less room for reflection than in traditional environmental system analysis tools.…”

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Blinded by data: The risks of the implicit focus on data in ICT for Sustainability

Zapico¹

2014

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference ICT for Sustainability

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Abstract-Sustainability is a normative concept, building on ideas such as justice, equity and responsibility, and based on human culture and society. Computers, internet, and the technologies that are central in our network society embed also normative values and are part of a cultural context. But the work looking at computer technologies and sustainability has been mostly oriented towards either calculating the impact of technology or using technology as a tool for solving practical problems. ICT is seen as a neutral system to be used or study, while the more normative aspects are mostly overlooked. This paper explores some of the problems arising from these overlooked normative values, such as focusing only on quantifiable problems while forgetting other aspects that may be as important but not easy to put in numbers, or trusting too much in numbers while hiding assumption and model choices. This paper suggests that more critical reflection on these questions is needed in the research area, as well as developing more connections with existing research on these topics in more traditional disciplines.

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Scenarios in selected tools for environmental systems analysis

Cited by 151 publications

References 29 publications

Exploring the Future of Tourism and Quality of Life

Exploring the Future of Tourism and Quality of Life

Incorporating life cycle external cost in optimization of the electricity generation mix

Blinded by data: The risks of the implicit focus on data in ICT for Sustainability

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