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Life Cycle Assessment : Theory and Practice /
edited by Michael Z. Hauschild, Ralph K. Rosenbaum, Stig Irving Olsen.
- 1 online resource (xx, 1216 pages) : illustrations (some color). -
Academic
Part I. Introduction. About this book ; Main characteristics of LCA ; LCA history ; LCA applications ; LCA and sustainability -- Part II. Methodology. Introduction to LCA methodology ; Goal definition ; Scope definition ; Life cycle inventory analysis ; Life cycle impact assessment ; Uncertainty management and sensitivity analysis ; Life cycle interpretation ; Critical review ; Use of input-output analysis in LCA ; Life cycle costing: an introduction ; Social life cycle assessment: an introduction -- Part III. Applications. Introduction to Part III: application of LCA in practice ; Life cycle thinking and the use of LCA in policies around the world ; Globalisation and mainstreaming of LCA ; Organisational LCA ; Future-oriented LCA ; Life cycle management ; Ecodesign implementation and LCA ; Environmental labels and declarations ; Cradle to cradle and LCA ; LCA of energy systems ; LCA of electromobility ; LCA of buildings and the built environment ; LCA of food and agriculture ; LCA of biofuels and biomaterials ; LCA of chemicals and chemical products ; LCA of nanomaterials ; LCA of drinking water supply ; LCA of wastewater treatment ; LCA of solid waste management systems ; LCA of soil and groundwater remediation -- Part IV. LCA cookbook. LCA cookbook -- Part V. Annexes. Report template ; Illustrative case study: life cycle assessment of four window alternatives ; Overview of existing LCIA methods--Annex to Chapter 10. Introduction -- Methodology -- Applications -- LCA Cookbook.
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English
9783319564753 3319564757
10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3 doi
com.springer.onix.9783319564753 Springer Nature
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