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- Material lifespan (concrete, steel pipes) to amortize the resulting CO2 emissions from
the manufacturing processes.
- Use of updated, ideally local, LCA database.
- Investigate transport's share in energy use for each activity, such as dwelling
construction.
- Considering the total urban fabric (e.g., industrial zones) instead of residential
infrastructures.
- Integrating other production surfaces, such as desert forests (Southern wilayas).
- Refining the estimation of bioproductive surfaces. As a matter of fact, Venetoulli et al.
(2008) consider that about 36 billion hectares of land considered unproductive are
excluded from the NFA.
- This leads us to our main suggestion of including coastal and marine ecosystems in the
estimate of carbon sequestration areas.
Prior to assessing the sustainability of an activity, a city or a region, this study provides a
standardized framework for data collection among the several socio-economic sectors, which
covers all related component of an activity. Indeed, such a device would be helpful for data
collection and a cross-sectors synchronization. Considering these aspects will surely reinforce
the effectiveness of the model used in this study. Most importantly this study could also serve
as the first document for the popularization of the ecological footprint concept and calculation
in Algeria, as well as a baseline for public outreach programs on resource use and ecoresponsibility.
- Material lifespan (concrete, steel pipes) to amortize the resulting CO2 emissions from
the manufacturing processes.
- Use of updated, ideally local, LCA database.
- Investigate transport's share in energy use for each activity, such as dwelling
construction.
- Considering the total urban fabric (e.g., industrial zones) instead of residential
infrastructures.
- Integrating other production surfaces, such as desert forests (Southern wilayas).
- Refining the estimation of bioproductive surfaces. As a matter of fact, Venetoulli et al.
(2008) consider that about 36 billion hectares of land considered unproductive are
excluded from the NFA.
- This leads us to our main suggestion of including coastal and marine ecosystems in the
estimate of carbon sequestration areas.
Prior to assessing the sustainability of an activity, a city or a region, this study provides a
standardized framework for data collection among the several socio-economic sectors, which
covers all related component of an activity. Indeed, such a device would be helpful for data
collection and a cross-sectors synchronization. Considering these aspects will surely reinforce
the effectiveness of the model used in this study. Most importantly this study could also serve
as the first document for the popularization of the ecological footprint concept and calculation
in Algeria, as well as a baseline for public outreach programs on resource use and ecoresponsibility.