INVESTIGADORES
ARENA alejandro pablo
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Yupi, a regional Footprintcalculator
Autor/es:
ARENA, A.P.; PIASTRELLINI, R.; BARON, G.; CIVIT, B.
Lugar:
Lima
Reunión:
Conferencia; CILCA 2015; 2015
Institución organizadora:
Red Iberoamericana de Ciclo de Vida
Resumen:
Purpose: Understanding the direct consequences of our lifestyle and consumption choices requires the use of a common unit of equivalency that can relate elements of different nature. There are many international calculation programs available online, but all of them proved to be inadequate for a local application. A free of charge, Argentina-based calculator software with an educational purpose has been developed to disseminate and raise awareness amongst local citizens about the environmental impacts generated by the daily habits of each individual.Methods: The reference calculations are based on specific regional data from Mendoza and Argentina, implementing several original research results for the CLIOPE group, complemented by methodologies from the Water Footprint Network and the Global Footprint Network Results and discussion: The Yupi software ® allows its users to calculate their scores in relation to carbon, water and ecological footprints by just filling out a form in a few minutes. The program´s language and variables reflect the local lifestyle choices and therefore provide more accurate calculations than the foreign calculators.Conclusions: The strategy of creating a free online program, accessible by everyone has proven to be very adequate due to its simplicity of language; user-friendliness and interface attractiveness; which have proven to be an important factor when seeking an effective transference from scholarly research to community outreach.