Robert O. Vos
Profile
Robert O. Vos, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor (Teaching) of Spatial Sciences with the USC Spatial Sciences Institute.
His research focuses on industrial ecology, including projects on regional materials flow analysis, eco-industrial park planning, lifecycle assessment, and sustainability indicators. One of his specialties is using GIS tools to improve methods used to measure the carbon footprint of many consumer products to more accurately assess their true environmental impact.
Vos also has published extensively on theories and concepts of sustainability. His article “The Spatially Explicit Water Footprint of Blue Jeans: Spatial...
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Southern California
M.A., Political Science, University of Southern California
B.A., Study of the City, University of Southern California
Selected works
Vos, R.O., The-Spatially-Explicit-Water-Footprint-of-Blue”>The Spatially Explicit Water Footprint of Blue Jeans: Spatial Methods in Action for Sustainable Consumer Products and Corporate Management of Water. Case Studies in the Environment, 3 (1):1 – 14, 2019 .
Newell, J.P. & Vos, R.O., Accounting for forest carbon pool dynamics in product carbon footprints: Challenges and opportunities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 37, 23-36, 2012.
Newell, J. & Vos, R.O., Dematerialization. In N. Cohen & P. Robbins (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Green Business: An A-to- Z Guide (pp. 127-130). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011.
Newell, J.P. & Vos,...