06324cam a2200781Ia 4500 ocn820853116 OCoLC 20171113083520.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 121107s2012 njua obf 001 0 eng d 9781118528419 (electronic bk.) 1118528417 (electronic bk.) 9781118528372 (electronic bk.) 1118528379 (electronic bk.) 9781118099728 (cloth) 1118099729 (cloth) AU@ 000050378596 AU@ 000052914937 DEBSZ 431251770 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000600317 NLGGC 382513290 NZ1 14976775 (OCoLC)820853116 (OCoLC)817893486 (OCoLC)880902895 (OCoLC)961568361 (OCoLC)962678954 (OCoLC)966201070 E7B eng pn E7B OCLCO OCLCQ UIU YDXCP DG1 WAU IDEBK B24X7 OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO MERUC N$T EBLCP DEBSZ OCL OCLCQ COO OCLCQ AZK LOA MAIN HF5415.155 L545 2012eb TS161 .L54 2012eb BUS 099000 bisacsh BUS 094000 bisacsh NAT 038000 bisacsh 658.56 Life cycle assessment handbook : a guide for environmentally sustainable products / edited by Mary Ann Curran. [electronic resource] Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Salem, Mass. : Scrivener, ©2012. 1 online resource (xx, 611 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index. Life Cycle Assessment Handbook: A Guide for Environmentally Sustainable Products; Contents; Preface; 1 Environmental Life Cycle Assessment: Background and Perspective; 1.1 Historical Roots of Life Cycle Assessment; 1.2 Environmental Life Cycle Concepts; 1.3 LCA Links to Environmental Policy; 1.4 Micro Applications of LCA Rising; 1.5 The Micro-Macro Divide; 1.6 Macro Level LCA for Policy Support; 1.7 Example Biofuels; 1.8 Why Environmental LCA?; 1.9 Overview of the Book; 1.9.1 Methodology and Current State of LCA Practice; 1.9.2 LCA Applications. 1.9.3 LCA Supports Decision Making and Sustainability1.9.4 Operationalizing LCA; References; Part 1: Methodology and Current State of LCA Practice; 2 An Overview of the Life Cycle Assessment Method -- Past, Present, and Future; 2.1 The Present-Day LCA Method; 2.1.1 Goal and Scope Definition; 2.1.2 Inventory Analysis; 2.1.3 Impact Assessment; 2.1.4 Interpretation; 2.1.5 LCA in Practice; 2.2 A Short History of LCA; 2.2.1 Past LCA (1970-2000): Conception and Standardization; 2.2.1.1 1970-1990: Decades of Conception; 2.2.1.2 1990-2000: Decade of Standardization. 2.2.2 Present LCA (2000-2010): Decade of Elaboration2.2.3 Future LCA (2010-2020): Decade of Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis; References; 3. Life Cycle Inventory Modeling in Practice; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Study Goal; 3.3 Scope; 3.3.1 Functional Unit; 3.3.2 Boundaries; 3.4 Methodology Issues; 3.4.1 Feedstock Energy; 3.4.2 Multi-Output Processes; 3.4.3 Postconsumer Recycling; 3.4.4 Converting Scrap; 3.4.5 Water Use; 3.4.6 Carbon Tracking Considerations; 3.5 Evolution of LCA Practice and Associated Issues; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Life Cycle Impact Assessment; 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Life Cycle Impact Assessment According to ISO 14040-44 Requirements4.2.1 Overview; 4.2.2 Mandatory Elements; 4.2.3 Optional Elements; 4.2.4 Interpreting an LCIA Profile; 4.3 Principles and Framework of LCIA; 4.4 Historical Developments and Overview of LCIA Methodologies; 4.5 Variability in the LCIA Models; 4.6 State-of-the-Art LCIA; 4.7 Future Development; 4.7.1 Spatially-Differentiated Assessment in LCIA; 4.7.2 Addressing Uncertainty and Variability in Characterization Factors; 4.7.3 Improving the Characterization of Resources; 4.7.4 Integrating Water Use and Consumption in LCIA. 4.7.5 Resources and Ecosystem Services Areas of Protection4.7.6 Expanding Land Use Burdens on Biodiversity in Ecosystem Services; References; 5 Sourcing Life Cycle Inventory Data; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Developing LCI to Meet the Goal of the Study; 5.2.1 Considerations in Choosing Data Sources; 5.2.2 A Word on Consequential Life Cycle Assessment; 5.3 Types of LCI Data; 5.4 Private Industrial Data; 5.5 Public Industrial Data; 5.6 Dedicated LCI databases; 5.7 Using Non-LCI Data in LCAs; 5.8 Creating Life Cycle Inventory using Economic Input/Output Data. "The first book of its kind, the LCA Handbook will become an invaluable resource for environmentally progressive manufacturers and suppliers, product and process designers, executives and managers, and government officials who want to learn about this essential component of environmental sustainability"--Provided by publisher. Print version record. Product life cycle Handbooks, manuals, etc. Product life cycle Environmental aspects Handbooks, manuals, etc. Sustainable design Handbooks, manuals, etc. Industrial ecology Handbooks, manuals, etc. Industrial ecology. Product life cycle Environmental aspects Handbooks, manuals, etc. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Environmental Economics. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Green Business. bisacsh NATURE Natural Resources. bisacsh Product life cycle. fast (OCoLC)fst01078214 Product life cycle Environmental aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01078219 Sustainable design. fast (OCoLC)fst01742533 Electronic books. Handbooks and manuals. fast (OCoLC)fst01423877 Electronic books. local Curran, Mary Ann. Print version: Life cycle assessment handbook. Hoboken, N.J : Wiley ; Salem, Mass. : Scrivener, ©2012 9781118099728 (OCoLC)777617117 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118528372 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206292 206292