Life cycle assessment (LCA) : a guide to best practice
Walter Klöpffer and Birgit Grahl
| Year of publication: |
2014
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| Authors: | Klöpffer, Walter ; Grahl, Birgit |
| Publisher: |
Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH |
| Subject: | Standard | Umweltbericht | Environmental reporting | Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Sustainable development | Umweltbilanz |
| Description of contents: | Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] |
| Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (412 Seiten) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 What Is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?; 1.1.1 Definition and Limitations; 1.1.2 Life Cycle of a Product; 1.1.3 Functional Unit; 1.1.4 LCA as System Analysis; 1.1.5 LCA and Operational Input-Output Analysis (Gate-to-Gate); 1.2 History; 1.2.1 Early LCAs; 1.2.2 Environmental Policy Background; 1.2.3 Energy Analysis; 1.2.4 The 1980s; 1.2.5 The Role of SETAC; 1.3 The Structure of LCA; 1.3.1 Structure According to SETAC; 1.3.2 Structure of LCA According to ISO; 1.3.3 Valuation - a Separate Phase?; 1.4 Standardisation of LCA 1.4.1 Process of Formation1.4.2 Status Quo; 1.5 Literature and Information on LCA; References; Chapter 2 Goal and Scope Definition; 2.1 Goal Definition; 2.2 Scope; 2.2.1 Product System; 2.2.2 Technical System Boundary; 2.2.2.1 Cut-Off Criteria; 2.2.2.2 Demarcation towards System Surrounding; 2.2.3 Geographical System Boundary; 2.2.4 Temporal System Boundary/Time Horizon; 2.2.5 The Functional Unit; 2.2.5.1 Definition of a Suitable Functional Unit and a Reference Flow; 2.2.5.2 Impairment Factors on Comparison - Negligible Added Value; 2.2.5.3 Procedure for Non-negligible Added Value 2.2.6 Data Availability and Depth of Study2.2.7 Further Definitions; 2.2.7.1 Type of Impact Assessment; 2.2.7.2 Valuation (Weighting), Assumptions and Notions of Value; 2.2.7.3 Critical Review; 2.2.8 Further Definitions to the Scope; 2.3 Illustration of the Component 'Definition of Goal and Scope' Using an Example of Practice; 2.3.1 Goal Definition; 2.3.2 Scope; 2.3.2.1 Product Systems; 2.3.2.2 Technical System Boundaries and Cut-Off Criteria; 2.3.2.3 Demarcation to the System Surrounding; 2.3.2.4 Geographical System Boundary; 2.3.2.5 Temporal System Boundary 2.3.2.6 Functional Unit and Reference Flow2.3.2.7 Data Availability and Depth of Study; 2.3.2.8 Type of Life Cycle Impact Assessment; 2.3.2.9 Methods of Interpretation; 2.3.2.10 Critical Review; References; Chapter 3 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis; 3.1 Basics; 3.1.1 Scientific Principles; 3.1.2 Literature on Fundamentals of the Inventory Analysis; 3.1.3 The Unit Process as the Smallest Cell of LCI; 3.1.3.1 Integration into the System Flow Chart; 3.1.3.2 Balancing; 3.1.4 Flow Charts; 3.1.5 Reference Values; 3.2 Energy Analysis; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Cumulative Energy Demand (CED) 3.2.2.1 Definition3.2.2.2 Partial Amounts; 3.2.2.3 Balancing Boundaries; 3.2.3 Energy Content of Inflammable Materials; 3.2.3.1 Fossil Fuels; 3.2.3.2 Quantification; 3.2.3.3 Infrastructure; 3.2.4 Supply of Electricity; 3.2.5 Transports; 3.3 Allocation; 3.3.1 Fundamentals of Allocation; 3.3.2 Allocation by the Example of Co-production; 3.3.2.1 Definition of Co-production; 3.3.2.2 'Fair' Allocation?; 3.3.2.3 Proposed Solutions; 3.3.2.4 Further Approaches to the Allocation of Co-products; 3.3.2.5 System Expansion; 3.3.3 Allocation and Recycling in Closed-Loops and Re-use 3.3.4 Allocation and Recycling for Open-Loop Recycling (COLR) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-527-65565-6 ; 3-527-65565-4 ; 978-3-527-65562-5 ; 3-527-65562-X ; 978-1-306-55047-5 ; 978-3-527-32986-1 |
| Classification: | Volkswirtschaftliche Ressourcen, Umweltökonomie |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012600665