Life cycle assessment (LCA) : a guide to best practice / Walter Klöpffer and Birgit Grahl. [electronic resource] Klöpffer, Walter, 1938- author. Grahl, B. (Birgit), 1952- author. Product life cycle Mathematical models. Life cycle costing Methodology. Industrial ecology. HF5415.155 .K574 2014eb 658.5 23 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Wiley, viewed June 2, 2014). This first hands-on guide to ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of LCA, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis, with each step exemplified by real-life data from a major LCA project on beverage packaging. Measures as carbon and water footprint, based on the most recent international standards and definitions, are addressed. Written by two pioneers of LCA, this practical volume is targeted at first-time LC. 2014 Text 1 online resource (412 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527655625 eng Life cycle assessment : a guide to best practice. Life cycle assessment : a guide to best practice.