Title :
Prediction of demand for landfill volume: analysis by dynamic extension of waste input-output model
Author :
Yokoyama, Kazuya
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Econ., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Prediction of lifecycle performances of demolished durables is necessary to manage limited landfill volume. Since there are various uncertainties about the lifetime of durables, the environmental effects from demolished durables are to be evaluated by considering probability distributions. In this research, to consider the uncertainty of waste generation from discarded durables depending on not only physical factors but economical factors, we try to estimate the failure distribution function of the buildings in consideration of the economic factor. By using estimated failure distribution function of the buildings, we evaluate two scenarios. The first scenario is concerned about effects of recovery of waste material. In second scenario, extension of usage life of building is considered.
Keywords :
construction industry; demand forecasting; statistical distributions; waste disposal; waste management; construction industry; demand prediction; discarded durables; economical factors; environmental effects; failure distribution function; landfill volume; lifecycle performances; probability distributions; waste generation uncertainty; waste input-output model; waste material recovery; Construction industry; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2003. EcoDesign '03. 2003 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8590-x
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.2003.1322752