Ambiguities in Decision-oriented Life Cycle Inventories : The Role of Mental Models and Values

by Frank Werner

This book shows for the first time how mental models and values influence conclusions in the life cycle inventory step of LCA. One key finding is that different management rules for a sustainable use of materials must be taken into account for the attribution of material and energy flows to a product. Includes case studies on the modelling of recycling and other end-of-life options of aluminium windows and beech wood railway sleepers in LCA.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Werner, Frank
Publisher:	Dordrecht : Springer
Subject:	Lebenszyklus <Wirtschaft> \| Nachhaltigkeit
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource v.: digital
Series:	ECO-Efficiency in Industry and Science ; 17
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Literaturverz. S. 387 - 414 Introduction; LCA as Method and its Modelling Characteristics; Requirements of LCIs in Product Design-Related Decision-Making; Analysis of ISO 14041 for Mental Models and Values; Allocation Procedures for Open-Loop Recycling; The Decision-Maker's Mental Models and Values in Inventory Analysis; Introduction; Material and Market Characteristics of Aluminium; Development of the Value-Corrected Substitution for Aluminium Windows; Selected Allocation Procedures for Comparison; Application in an LCA of Aluminium Windows; Methodological Conclusions; Introduction Material and Market Characteristics of WoodSustainable Wood Flow Management; Wood Processing Chain and Attribution in LCA; Modelling End-of-Life Options of Beech Wood Railway Sleepers; Conclusions; Review of the Theses; Consequences for LCA as a Decision Support Tool; Consequences for a Revision of ISO/EN 14041; Toward a Group-Model Building Process in LCA; Future Research Needs Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-1-4020-3254-7 ; 978-1-4020-3253-0
Other identifiers:	10.1007/1-4020-3254-4 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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