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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Background:

  • Understanding the environmental footprint of education is crucial for developing sustainable practices in urban settings.
  • Previous research has often focused on institutional-level impacts, with less attention paid to individual student activities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a comprehensive environmental performance assessment of a high school student in Madrid.
  • To quantify the associated external environmental costs.
  • To identify key impact areas within student activities, school operations, and transportation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate environmental impacts.
  • Employed a simplified impact pathway approach to estimate external costs.
  • Defined the functional unit as the activity of one student over one school year.

Main Results:

  • Climate change emissions reached 461 kg CO2 eq·year⁻¹·student⁻¹, with transport contributing 69%.
  • School building operation and maintenance (O&M) significantly impacts ozone depletion and water resource depletion.
  • Educational activities are primary drivers of human toxicity, eutrophication, land use, and resource depletion.

Conclusions:

  • Transport is the largest contributor to climate change impacts and external costs (52%).
  • School O&M and educational activities also present significant environmental burdens across various impact categories.
  • Targeted interventions in transport, school operations, and educational practices are needed to reduce the overall environmental footprint of students.