03430nas a2200241 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000210007324500640009426000670015830000440022549000270026950001480029650200570044452023080050165000390280970000390284870000440288770000490293171000840298081000590306485600650312320260817172213.0180417s2017    th u  m rtt   000 a eng d  a.b122005781 aSundui, Batsuren14aThe carbon footprint of golf courses :ba case study of AIT  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2017  a59 leaves :bill.  +e1 online resource1 aThesis ;vno. EV-17-02  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the  degree of Master of Science in  Environmental Engineering and Management  aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2017  aGolf tourism has increased in popularity and the number of golf courses has grown rapidly in recent years. Operation and maintenance of golf course entails different frequent activities such  as  irrigation,  mowing  and  application  of  chemical  fertilizers. These study aimed  to evaluate the carbon footprint; GHG flux estimation of the small wetlands, canal waters and soils at the course; and the carbon sequestration rate in soil and aboveground of AIT Golf Course. For  carbon  footprint  accounting,  life-cycle  assessment  methodology was  applied and system boundary was chosen as turfgrass maintenance and course operation. The main GHG emission contributors identified as the usage of diesel, electricity, golf carts and petrol. In  addition,  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  of  greens,  tees and  fairways  have  been estimated to determine the emissions from different parts and greens were highest emitting due to its more frequent activities. Estimations of GHG emissions from wetlands, canal water and soils had done using static gas chambers, four on fairways and roughs; another four on the  waters;  and the  gas  concentrations were analyzed  through  gas  chromatography. The analyses of carbon sequestration rate in soil and grass were carried out in the laboratory to estimate the carbon balance of the golf course. The carbon contribution of golf course in AIT was  24.5  ton  CO₂e  year-1.  Emissions  from  wetlands  and  canal  water  fluxes  were  ranged between 22.2 g CO₂ m-2h-1 to 452.5 g CO₂ m-2h-1and soil CO₂ fluxes found out as between 23.23 g CO₂ m-2h-1 and 31 g CO₂ m-2h-1, Methane flux was an average of 12.6 g CH4 m-2h-1. Carbon sequestration rate of  golf course was  17 ton CO₂ yr-1 which is 69% of overall contribution. Finally, the carbon balance found as 2{u2013}7.5 ton CO₂ yr-13. The results from the LCA study showed that some of the inputs in golf course have much higher carbon footprint than  others  which  can  be  reduced  through  environment-conscious  actions. GHG  emission estimation result pointed out that pollution in the wetlands and canal water have a potential of leakage from chemical fertilizer and pesticides. Finally, carbon sequestration rate results showed soil has much higher sequestration than aboveground. 0aFootprintszThailandvCase studies1 aAnnachhatre, Ajit P.,eChairperson1 aVisvanathan, C.,eExamination Committee0 aVilas Nitivattananon,eExamination Committee2 aAsian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program  (ADB-JSP),eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. EV-17-02  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B02650