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Ana Rosa Gamarra
Other affiliations: Technical University of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid
Bio: Ana Rosa Gamarra is an academic researcher from United States Department of Energy. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainability & Air quality index. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 9 publications receiving 47 citations. Previous affiliations of Ana Rosa Gamarra include Technical University of Madrid & Complutense University of Madrid.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the energy, material and water requirement activities of two schools located in a hot climate area, and evaluated the aggregated energy and water consumption, the water scarcity exacerbation problems, and the associated carbon footprint through Life Cycle Assessment, which allows the quantification of the impacts along the whole value chain of the school activities per student.
51 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide scientific support for decision-making in the field of improving air quality by evaluating pollution reduction measures included in the current Spanish policy framework of the 1st National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP).
Abstract: This paper aims to provide scientific support for decision-making in the field of improving air quality by evaluating pollution reduction measures included in the current Spanish policy framework of the 1st National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP). First, the health impacts of air quality are estimated by using the concentrations estimated by multiscale air quality modeling and the recommended concentration–response functions (CRF), specifically as a result of exposure to particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3). Second, the associated external costs are calculated by monetization techniques. Two scenarios are analyzed: a package including existing measures (WM2030) and a package with additional measures (WAM2030). Compared with the baseline scenario, an improvement was found in the health effects of NO2, PM10, and PM2.5, while for O3 there was a slight worsening, mainly due to the increase in the O3 metric used (SOMO35), which increases over some urban areas. Despite this, the monetary valuation of the total effects on health as a whole shows external benefits due to the adoption of measures (WM2030), compared with the reference scenario (no measures) of more than € 17.5 billion and, when considering the additional measures (WAM2030), benefits of about € 58.1 billion.
9 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a methodology to measure and promote sustainability in schools has been proposed and evaluated, aiming at showing the environmental performance and informing of potential environmental savings, with an average improvement of 10% in the global performance of schools after one year.
9 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-regional input-output approach is used to evaluate the impact of investments in a fusion power plant in Europe, showing that the most benefited countries are Europe (47%), United States (20%) and China (20%).
9 citations
TL;DR: According to the results, the O&M of the facilities is the largest contributor to ozone depletion and water resource depletion, and the educational activity is the main contributor to human toxicity, freshwater eutrophication and ecotoxicity, land use and resource depletion.
5 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a document, redatto, voted and pubblicato by the Ipcc -Comitato intergovernativo sui cambiamenti climatici - illustra la sintesi delle ricerche svolte su questo tema rilevante.
Abstract: Cause, conseguenze e strategie di mitigazione Proponiamo il primo di una serie di articoli in cui affronteremo l’attuale problema dei mutamenti climatici. Presentiamo il documento redatto, votato e pubblicato dall’Ipcc - Comitato intergovernativo sui cambiamenti climatici - che illustra la sintesi delle ricerche svolte su questo tema rilevante.
4,187 citations
TL;DR: The 12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Sysmems as discussed by the authors reviewed some latest developments in three main areas of sustainability themes: (i) Energy, (ii) Water and (iii) Environmental Systems.
119 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a wide spectrum of air pollutants in school buildings is analyzed to identify their relative impact and relevance, compared to the recommended indoor air guideline values (IAGVs) reported in different national regulations and health organisations.
71 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the latest progress and the findings in research and developments in the sustainable energy technologies, energy and environment systems from selected papers of the conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems held in 2019.
53 citations