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Valuing Biodiversity in Life Cycle Impact Assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Erratum published on 13 March 2020, see Sustainability 2020, 12(6), 2270. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205628In this article, the authors propose an impact assessment method for life cycle assessment (LCA) that adheres to established LCA principles for ...
Bischoff, Mascha   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Life Cycle Assessment of the Sustainability of Alkali-Activated Binders

open access: yesBiomimetics, 2023
Limiting the consumption of nonrenewable resources and minimizing waste production and associated gas emissions are the main priority of the construction sector to achieve a sustainable future.
Mohammad Alhassan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment—A Survey Based Potential Future Development for Implementation and Interpretation

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
The aim of this study is to define, via an online expert survey, current challenges and possible future approaches in and for the implementation, application, and interpretation of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA).
Jana Gerta Backes, M. Traverso
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Relevance of attributional and consequential life cycle assessment for society and decision support

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2023
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an essential tool for assessing the environmental impact of product systems. There are two main types: attributional LCA (ALCA), which assesses the global impact share of a product's life cycle, and consequential LCA (CLCA),
Thomas Schaubroeck
doaj   +1 more source

Maintenance and safety of deteriorating systems: a life-cycle perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper reviews the key aspects associated with maintenance and safety of deteriorating infrastructure systems from a life-cycle perspective. The main conceptual aspects related to probabilistic optimization of maintenance and rehabilitation of ...
Frangopol, Dan M.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A framework for implementing holistic and integrated life cycle sustainability assessment of regional bioeconomy

open access: yesThe International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2021
Currently, social, environmental, and economic risks and chances of bioeconomy are becoming increasingly a subject of applied sustainability assessments.
Walther Zeug, A. Bezama, D. Thrän
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Life cycle assessment of organic chocolate production in Peru

open access: yesCleaner Environmental Systems
Limited studies have been conducted in Latin America related to the environmental profile of cocoa and chocolate production using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The current study conducts a cradle-to-gate LCA of the production of organic chocolate products
Ian Vázquez-Rowe   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Waste to Energy Systems in the Developing World: A Review

open access: yesEnvironments
The global move towards a circular economy, as well as that of achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has necessitated the search for several sustainable solutions in various sectors.
Oluwaseun Nubi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A core ontology for modeling life cycle sustainability assessment on the Semantic Web

open access: yesJournal of Industrial Ecology, 2021
The use of Semantic Web and linked data increases the possibility of data accessibility, interpretability, and interoperability. It supports cross‐domain data and knowledge sharing and avoids the creation of research data silos. Widely adopted in several
A. Ghose   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exergetic Life Cycle Assessment: A Review

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
Exergy is important and relevant in many areas of study such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), sustainability, energy systems, and the built environment.
Martin N. Nwodo, Chimay J. Anumba
doaj   +1 more source

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