Thermodynamic analysis of the province of Ravenna (Italy).
This is a thermodynamic analysis of the Province of Ravenna (Italy) and its districts (Ravenna, Faenza and Lugo) and an evaluation of entropy waste production based on a balance sheet of greenhouse gases. The method used is energy analysis. The results show that the Province and Ravenna are characterized by a heavy exploitation of local non renewable resources, Faenza strikes a good balance between economic development and environment conservation and Lugo is less sustainable than the others. The greenhouse gas balance shows that the Province emits 10.5 times the quantity of greenhouse gases that it adsorbs and that the emissions reduction is required in the energy sector, which is responsible for 92% of the total.
Bastianoni
Simone
S
Dip. Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche e dei Biosistemi, Università di Siena, Via della Diana 2/A, 53100 Siena.
Marchettini
Nadia
N
Panzieri
Margherita
M
Ridolfi
Roberto
R
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D017753:Ecosystem; D019277:Entropy; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011640:Public Policy; D013816:Thermodynamics; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000009:adverse effects; D014866:Waste Products / Q000009:adverse effects*
D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D014866:Waste Products; D002245:Carbon Dioxide