a project idea Triple Bottom Line analysis of future investment into space science ISA, School of Physics Manfred Lenzen
The TBL of space science investment 2 1.Direct benefits 2.Indirect impacts 3.Methodology and case studies 4.Discussion
1. Direct benefits
Satellite telecommunications
Global positioning
Weather and disaster forecast
Materials for medical and electronics applications
2. Indirect impacts
Watching satellite TV Al for sheet Mining machinery Emissions from machinery manufacturing Bauxite for Al Al sheet for satellite
2. Indirect impacts
3. Methodology Integrating ABS National Input- Output Tables Physical data
3. Methodology
The input-output round-robin
3. Methodology
Balancing Act: A triple bottom line account of the Australian economy
3. Methodology An example: Production layers
3. Methodology An example: Structural path analysis
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4. Discussion Potential research question: -How much employment and economic stimulus would an investment into space science generate? -How much environmental impact would an investment into space science cause? -How would space science investment compare with other investments, eg into defense, education, or resource extraction? Question for discussion: -Would it be a worthwhile exercise to create a Triple Bottom Line profile for space science, just as in the Fed Gov’t’s Balancing Act report?