Life cycle assessment student handbook /

"This student version of the popular bestseller, Life Cycle Assessment Handbook, is not a watered-down version of the original, but retains all of the important information and valuable lessons provided in the first book, along with helpful problems and solutions for the student learning about...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Curran, Mary Ann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015.
Temas:
New products > Government policy > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sustainable design > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Product life cycle > Environmental aspects > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Écoconception > Guides, manuels, etc.
Produits commerciaux > Cycle de vie > Aspect de l'environnement > Guides, manuels, etc.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Technology.
New products > Government policy
Product life cycle > Environmental aspects
Sustainable design
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title page; Copyright page; Chapter 1: Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment; References from the LCA Handbook; Aims of the Chapter; 1.1 Purpose of the Student Handbook; 1.2 Why LCA?; 1.3 Evolution of Environmental toward Life Cycle Thinking; 1.4 Examples of Environmental Impact Trade-Offs; 1.5 LCA Methodology; 1.6 Maintaining Transparency (Openness); 1.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 1 Exercises; Chapter 2: Goal and Scope Definition in Life Cycle Assessment; References from the LCA Handbook; Aims of the Chapter; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Components of a Well-Defined Study
  • 2.3 Consequential LCA2.4 Carbon Footprint versus LCA; 2.5 Creating a Goal Statement; 2.6 Preparing a Goal and Scope Document; References; Appendix: Hypothetical Example of a Comparative, Attributional Life Cycle Assessment to Support Government Decision Making; Chapter 2 Exercises; Chapter 3: Life Cycle Inventory; References from the LCA Handbook; Aims of the Chapter; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Modeling Inputs and Outputs; 3.3 Methodology Issues; 3.4 Data Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis; 3.5 Databases and Data Sources; 3.6 Collecting LCI Data; 3.7 Reporting Life Cycle Inventory
  • 3.8 Life Cycle Inventory Data Quality3.9 Economic Input/Output (EIO) Data; 3.10 Consequential LCA; 3.11 LCA Software; References; Chapter 3 Exercises; Chapter 4: Life Cycle Impact Assessment; References from the LCA Handbook; Aims of the Chapter; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Choice of Impact Models and Categories; 4.3 Current LCIA Approaches; 4.4 The Agri-Food Sector; 4.5 LCIA Models and Tools; References; Annex: Available Midpoint and Endpoint Characterization Methodologies; Chapter 4 Exercises; Chapter 5: Normalization, Grouping and Weighting in Life Cycle Assessment
  • Chapter 6: Life Cycle Assessment: Interpretation and ReportingReferences from the LCA Handbook; Aims of the Chapter; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 LCA Interpretation according to ISO; 6.3 Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis; 6.4 Contribution Analysis; 6.5 Presenting LCIA Results; 6.6 Preparing the Final Report; 6.7 The Review Process; 6.8 Product Category Rules and Environmental Product Declarations; References; Chapter 6 Exercises; Chapter 7: Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment; References from the LCA Handbook; Aims of the Chapter; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability

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