Integrative Approaches to Environmental Footprints Computing: A Systematic Review of Multidimensional Sustainability Strategies

In light of the increasing complexity of the world's environmental difficulties, it is necessary to create sustainability strategies that combine varied environmental factors, including carbon emissions, water utilization, energy usage, and environmental problems. the pivotal role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Environmental Footprint Computing, aiming to delineate its contributions, methodologies, and implications within sustainability paradigms. Environmental Footprint Computing encompasses the quantification and analysis of environmental impacts across various domains, ranging from industrial processes to individual consumption patterns. AI interventions in this domain offer unprecedented opportunities for enhancing accuracy, scalability, and efficiency in environmental impact assessments. The purpose of this systematic review, integrative approaches to environmental footprints: a systematic review of multidimensional sustainability strategies is to review existing studies on the integration of footprints to address connected global sustainability issues. The present research specifically screened peer-reviewed publications published between January 2010 and December 2023, including comprehensive assessments, case studies, or empirical data about the integration of multiple environmental footprints. The researchers used different databases for the given study including Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Integrated footprint assessments may contribute to a deeper comprehension of environmental impacts, incorporation to sustainability setups on numerous levels, resource management, policy development, and Sustainable Development Goals. The present findings are based on a total of fifty research studies. The present research recommends that further effort be devoted to improving the methodological approaches for integrated footprint assessments to back equitable and just proportionate sustainability efforts in diverse areas and populations. It is recommended that future study continues how to further develop these measures, specifically on socio-economic effects.