The Middle Route Project(MRP) of the Southto-North Water Transfer Scheme (SNWT) in China will require a very large financial expenditure to ensure the water supply and the associated water quality to northern China. An eco-compensation mechanism between the water service source areas and its beneficiaries is essential. This paper establishes an analytic framework of ecocompensation standard for...

The systematic integration of environmental consideration in product design is object of research activities all over the world, since companies are showing an increasing interest in products and processes that are environmentally sound. This paper shows a research activity performed at Università di Firenze for Rieter Automotive. First of all an introduction to Design for Environment is showed...

In recent years society as a whole has become more aware and concerned about environmental issues. In light of increasingly stringent legislation and the more critical eyes of external stakeholders, companies have come to realise the heightening need for their actions to be seen as environmentally responsible. The innovation process provides companies with an excellent opportunity to influence ...

Eco-knowledge city is a new concept for the world’s urban studies, an all-new urban form, and concept of urban development and strategy. The core of eco-knowledge city is to surpass the traditional urban development model of industrial society strategically, to purposely encourage citizens to learn and share knowledge equally, and to enhance creativity through the cultivation of knowledge, tech...

The integration of the environmental dimension is crucial in industrial activity. Designers should integrate new constraints to adapt their approaches and methodologies framework eco-innovation products consumer goods. This paper proposes a method integrating ecological aspects into innovation process. We analyze different tools proposed literature determine relevant parameters consider for ass...