CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
COMBINING PHYTOREMEDIATION WITH BIOENERGY PRODUCTION: DEVELOPING A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MATRIX FOR PLANT SPECIES SELECTION
Amabogha O., (Corresponding) Purchase D., (Corresponding) Jones H., (Corresponding) Garelick H.
Topic:
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
COMBINING PHYTOREMEDIATION WITH BIOENERGY PRODUCTION:
A MULTICRITERIA DECISION MATRIX FOR PLANT SPECIES SELECTION
O.N. Amabogha. D. Purchase*. H. Garelick, H. Jones.
Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University. The Burroughs London NW4 4BT United...Read more
Keywords:
Bioenergy production, heavy metals, phytoremediation, multicriteria matrix, decision making
The water tariff structure in the new Convergence Regulatory Scheme
(Corresponding) Macchiaroli M., Dolores L., De Mare G.
Topic:
Water policy, management and society
The most recent innovation in the regulation of the Italian Urban Water Management is the introduction of the Convergence Regulatory Scheme. The new tariff preparation method introduced by the Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks, and Environment (ARERA) aims to simplify the mechanism...Read more
Keywords:
Urban water management, Economic evaluation of projects, Optimizing tools, Water tariff, Decision making
Rapidly growing cities and critical environmental issues: An evaluation model to support policy-making
(Corresponding) Nesticò A., Somma P., Maselli G., Naddeo V.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
The use of multi-criteria analysis methods as a decision support tool plays a crucial role in defining spatial policies oriented towards environmental quality enhancement, social and cultural development, and economic feasibility. In order to support sustainable city governance processes, purpose...Read more
Towards decentralizing the energy system: production of bioenergy and bioproducts via anaerobic digestion
(Corresponding) VLACHOKOSTAS C., MICHAILIDOU A., (Corresponding) ACHILLAS C., (Corresponding) MOUSSIOPOULOS N.
Topic:
Biowaste
The model of circular economy has gained worldwide interest. Within its concept, biodegradable waste is viewed as a beneficial resource that needs to be re-introduced in the supply chains. The use of raw materials, energy, and water is also to be minimized. Undeniably, a strong link exists between...Read more
Keywords:
sustainable management; bioenergy; decision support system; multi-criteria analysis; bioeconomy
Comparative analysis of WtE technologies based on multiple criteria analysis and life cycle considerations
Mertzanakis C., (Corresponding) VLACHOKOSTAS C.
Topic:
Waste strategies development
Nowadays, a range of alternative options and technologies for Waste to Energy are currently available and analytically discussed in the effort to promote energy production and rational waste management. In this paper, a generic methodological scheme is proposed for the comparative analysis of WtE (...Read more
Development of Scenario-based Decision-Making Framework for Marine Oil Spill Waste Management
Hosseinipooya A., (Corresponding) Li J.
Topic:
Waste management
This study developed a scenario-based decision-making framework to help select the appropriate strategy to deal with marine oil spill response waste by considering different impact factors, including the type of spilled oil, the quantity and quality of waste, the capacity of transportation, the...Read more
