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099 9 _aAIT Thesis no.EV-17-02
100 1 _aSundui, Batsuren
245 1 4 _aThe carbon footprint of golf courses :
_ba case study of AIT
260 _aPathum Thani, Thailand :
_bAsian Institute of Technology,
_c2017
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490 1 _aThesis ;
_vno. EV-17-02
500 _aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Management
502 _aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2017
520 _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.
650 0 _aFootprints
_zThailand
_vCase studies
700 1 _aAnnachhatre, Ajit P.,
_eChairperson
700 1 _aVisvanathan, C.,
_eExamination Committee
700 0 _aVilas Nitivattananon,
_eExamination Committee
710 2 _aAsian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP),
_eScholarship Donor
810 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology.
_tThesis ;
_vno. EV-17-02
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