Thomas L Theis
Biographic Data
| ID | 7997036 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas L Theis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas L |
| FAMILY NAME | Theis |
| SIGNATURE | THEIS T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0924-4661 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Overcoming climate change adaptation barriers
Effectively adapting to climate change involves overcoming social and ecological system barriers. The present study uses a three‐phase adaptation framework to propose adaptation strategies aimed at overcoming socioecological barriers of the food–energy–water (FEW) nexus. Cradle‐to‐farm‐gate land, greenhouse gas (GHG), and water impacts—that derive from food consumption in the United States—are analyzed and differentiated by major demographic grou…
Meeting EAT-Lancet Food Consumption, Nutritional, and Environmental Health Standards
In 2019, The EAT-Lancet Commission developed criteria to assist policymakers and health care systems worldwide in sustaining natural resources to feed a forecasted 10 billion people through the year 2050. Although American dietary habits and underlying food production practices have a disproportionately negative impact on land, greenhouse gas (GHG), and water resources, there is limited information on how this population can meet the EAT-Lancet c…
Emergent Effects of Residential Lighting Choices
Artificial lighting has allowed the decoupling of human activities from natural daylight hours. Electricity utilized for artificial lighting accounts for 18.8% of U.S. electricity consumption. Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and light‐emitting diode (LED) options are more efficient and have longer lifetimes than conventional incandescent bulbs, but the question remains about the actual energy savings likely to be realized through more efficient li…
The Chicago Center for Green Technology
The sustainable development of brownfields reflects a fundamental, yet logical, shift in\nthinking and policymaking regarding pollution prevention. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a\ntool that can be used to assist in determining the conformity of brownfield development\nprojects to the sustainability paradigm. LCA was applied to the process of a real brownfield\nredevelopment project, now known as the Chicago Center for Green Technology, to deter…
Nanotechnology
Toward Sustainable Nanoproducts
Sustainable development of nanotechnology will inevitably require incorporation of life cycle thinking to analyze environmental impacts of nanomanufacturing. While many concerns have been raised regarding the human and ecological health effects of and benefits from using nanoproducts, relatively little attention has been given to the manufacturing phase. Unlike many conventional manufacturing techniques, nanomanufacturing techniques require uniqu…
Comparison of Life‐Cycle Inventory Databases
Three established life‐cycle inventories of agricultural operations were used to generate air emissions data for soybean production: the greenhouse gases, regulated emissions, and energy use in transportation (GREET) model; the economic input‐output life‐cycle assessment (EIO‐LCA) model; and SimaPro software equipped with the Franklin database. EIO‐LCA and GREET baseline data were compared to evaluate differences in boundary definitions that appl…
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Comparison of Life‐Cycle Inventory Databases
Three established life‐cycle inventories of agricultural operations were used to generate air emissions data for soybean production: the greenhouse gases, regulated emissions, and energy use in transportation (GREET) model; the economic input‐output life‐cycle assessment (EIO‐LCA) model; and SimaPro software equipped with the Franklin database. EIO‐LCA and GREET baseline data were compared to evaluate differences in boundary definitions that appl…
Nanotechnology
Toward Sustainable Nanoproducts
Sustainable development of nanotechnology will inevitably require incorporation of life cycle thinking to analyze environmental impacts of nanomanufacturing. While many concerns have been raised regarding the human and ecological health effects of and benefits from using nanoproducts, relatively little attention has been given to the manufacturing phase. Unlike many conventional manufacturing techniques, nanomanufacturing techniques require uniqu…
The Chicago Center for Green Technology
The sustainable development of brownfields reflects a fundamental, yet logical, shift in\nthinking and policymaking regarding pollution prevention. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a\ntool that can be used to assist in determining the conformity of brownfield development\nprojects to the sustainability paradigm. LCA was applied to the process of a real brownfield\nredevelopment project, now known as the Chicago Center for Green Technology, to deter…
Emergent Effects of Residential Lighting Choices
Artificial lighting has allowed the decoupling of human activities from natural daylight hours. Electricity utilized for artificial lighting accounts for 18.8% of U.S. electricity consumption. Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and light‐emitting diode (LED) options are more efficient and have longer lifetimes than conventional incandescent bulbs, but the question remains about the actual energy savings likely to be realized through more efficient li…
Overcoming climate change adaptation barriers
Effectively adapting to climate change involves overcoming social and ecological system barriers. The present study uses a three‐phase adaptation framework to propose adaptation strategies aimed at overcoming socioecological barriers of the food–energy–water (FEW) nexus. Cradle‐to‐farm‐gate land, greenhouse gas (GHG), and water impacts—that derive from food consumption in the United States—are analyzed and differentiated by major demographic grou…
Meeting EAT-Lancet Food Consumption, Nutritional, and Environmental Health Standards
In 2019, The EAT-Lancet Commission developed criteria to assist policymakers and health care systems worldwide in sustaining natural resources to feed a forecasted 10 billion people through the year 2050. Although American dietary habits and underlying food production practices have a disproportionately negative impact on land, greenhouse gas (GHG), and water resources, there is limited information on how this population can meet the EAT-Lancet c…
Engineering (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental economics (3 works) · Life-cycle assessment (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)