Life cycle assessment in the environmental impact evaluation of urban development--a case study of land readjustment project, Hyogo District, Japan

Jian Ge; Jiang Lu; Kazunori Hokao

doi:10.1631/jzus.2003.0702

Life cycle assessment in the environmental impact evaluation of urban development--a case study of land readjustment project, Hyogo District, Japan

J Zhejiang Univ Sci. 2003 Nov-Dec;4(6):702-8. doi: 10.1631/jzus.2003.0702.

Authors

Jian Ge¹, Jiang Lu, Kazunori Hokao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. gejian@cc.saga-u.ac.jp

PMID: 14566986
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2003.0702

Abstract

In this paper, the Life Cycle of Urban Development was firstly analyzed, and the phases of Life Cycle Assessment applied to Urban Development (ULCA) were described. As a case study, ULCA was applied in the environmental impact assessment of the land readjustment project of Hyogo District of Saga, Japan. In addition, mitigation proposals for reducing CO(2) were also presented and the relevant environmental effects were simulated.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Carbon Dioxide / analysis
Cities*
Commerce
Computer Simulation
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Environmental Pollution / analysis*
Geographic Information Systems
Japan
Models, Theoretical
Urban Population

Substances

Carbon Dioxide