Life Cycle Assessment : Theory and Practice

Annotation This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive state-of-the-art description of LCA-methodology and its broad range of applications. The five parts of the book conveniently provide: I) the history and context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with its central role as quantitative and scientifically-based tool supporting society's transitioning towards a sustainable economy; II) all there is to know about LCA methodology illustrated by a red-thread example which evolves as the reader advances; III) a wealth of information on a broad range of LCA applications with dedicated chapters on policy development, prospective LCA, life cycle management, waste, energy, construction and building, nanotechnology, agrifood, transport, and LCA-related concepts such as footprinting, ecolabelling, design for environment, and cradle to cradle. IV) A cookbook giving the reader recipes for all the concrete actions needed to perform an LCA. V) An appendix with an LCA report template, a full example LCA report serving as inspiration for students who write their first LCA report, and a more detailed overview of existing LCIA methods and their similarities and differences Front Matter ....Pages i-xx Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 About This Book (Michael Z. Hauschild, Ralph K. Rosenbaum, Stig Irving Olsen)....Pages 3-8 Main Characteristics of LCA (Anders Bjørn, Mikołaj Owsianiak, Christine Molin, Alexis Laurent)....Pages 9-16 LCA History (Anders Bjørn, Mikołaj Owsianiak, Christine Molin, Michael Z. Hauschild)....Pages 17-30 LCA Applications (Mikołaj Owsianiak, Anders Bjørn, Alexis Laurent, Christine Molin, Morten W. Ryberg)....Pages 31-41 LCA and Sustainability (Andreas Moltesen, Anders Bjørn)....Pages 43-55 Front Matter ....Pages 57-57 Introduction to LCA Methodology (Michael Z. Hauschild)....Pages 59-66 Goal Definition (Anders Bjørn, Alexis Laurent, Mikołaj Owsianiak, Stig Irving Olsen)....Pages 67-74 Scope Definition (Anders Bjørn, Mikołaj Owsianiak, Alexis Laurent, Stig Irving Olsen, Andrea Corona, Michael Z. Hauschild)....Pages 75-116 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (Anders Bjørn, Andreas Moltesen, Alexis Laurent, Mikołaj Owsianiak, Andrea Corona, Morten Birkved et al.)....Pages 117-165 Life Cycle Impact Assessment (Ralph K. Rosenbaum, Michael Z. Hauschild, Anne-Marie Boulay, Peter Fantke, Alexis Laurent, Montserrat Núñez et al.)....Pages 167-270 Uncertainty Management and Sensitivity Analysis (Ralph K. Rosenbaum, Stylianos Georgiadis, Peter Fantke)....Pages 271-321 Life Cycle Interpretation (Michael Z. Hauschild, Alexandra Bonou, Stig Irving Olsen)....Pages 323-334 Critical Review (Ralph K. Rosenbaum, Stig Irving Olsen)....Pages 335-347 Use of Input–Output Analysis in LCA (Tuomas J. Mattila)....Pages 349-372 Life Cycle Costing: An Introduction (Jan-Markus Rödger, Louise Laumann Kjær, Aris Pagoropoulos)....Pages 373-399 Social Life Cycle Assessment: An Introduction (Andreas Moltesen, Alexandra Bonou, Arne Wangel, Kossara Petrova Bozhilova-Kisheva)....Pages 401-422 Front Matter ....Pages 423-423 Introduction to Part III: Application of LCA in Practice (Ralph K. Rosenbaum)....Pages 425-427 Life Cycle Thinking and the Use of LCA in Policies Around the World (G. Sonnemann, E. D. Gemechu, S. Sala, E. M. Schau, K. Allacker, R. Pant et al.)....Pages 429-463 Globalisation and Mainstreaming of LCA (Arne Wangel)....Pages 465-480 Organisational LCA (Julia Martínez-Blanco, Matthias Finkbeiner)....Pages 481-498 Future-Oriented LCA (Stig Irving Olsen, Mads Borup, Per Dannemand Andersen)....Pages 499-518 Life Cycle Management (Niki Bey)....Pages 519-544 Ecodesign Implementation and LCA (Tim C. McAloone, Daniela C. A. Pigosso)....Pages 545-576 Environmental Labels and Declarations (Jeppe Frydendal, Lisbeth Engel Hansen, Alexandra Bonou)....Pages 577-604 Cradle to Cradle and LCA (Anders Bjørn, Michael Z. Hauschild)....Pages 605-631 LCA of Energy Systems (Alexis Laurent, Nieves Espinosa, Michael Z. Hauschild)....Pages 633-668 LCA of Electromobility (Felipe Cerdas, Patricia Egede, Christoph Herrmann)....Pages 669-693 LCA of Buildings and the Built Environment (Benjamin Goldstein, Freja Nygaard Rasmussen)....Pages 695-722 LCA of Food and Agriculture (Teunis J. Dijkman, Claudine Basset-Mens, Assumpció Antón, Montserrat Núñez)....Pages 723-754 LCA of Biofuels and Biomaterials (Susanne Vedel Hjuler, Sune Balle Hansen)....Pages 755-782 LCA of Chemicals and Chemical Products (Peter Fantke, Alexi Ernstoff)....Pages 783-815 LCA of Nanomaterials (Mirko Miseljic, Stig Irving Olsen)....Pages 817-833 LCA of Drinking Water Supply (Berit Godskesen, Noa Meron, Martin Rygaard)....Pages 835-860 LCA of Wastewater Treatment (Henrik Fred Larsen)....Pages 861-886 LCA of Solid Waste Management Systems (Ioannis Bakas, Alexis Laurent, Julie Clavreul, Anna Bernstad Saraiva, Monia Niero, Emmanuel Gentil et al.)....Pages 887-926 LCA of Soil and Groundwater Remediation (Gitte Lemming Søndergaard, Mikołaj Owsianiak)....Pages 927-959 Front Matter ....Pages 961-961 LCA Cookbook (Michael Z. Hauschild, Anders Bjørn)....Pages 963-1048 Front Matter ....Pages 1049-1049 Report Template (Anders Bjørn, Alexis Laurent, Mikołaj Owsianiak)....Pages 1051-1058 Illustrative Case Study: Life Cycle Assessment of Four Window Alternatives (Mikołaj Owsianiak, Anders Bjørn, Heidi B. Bugge, Sónia M. Carvalho, Leise Jebahar, Jon Rasmussen et al.)....Pages 1059-1146 Overview of Existing LCIA Methods—Annex to Chapter 10 (Ralph K. Rosenbaum)....Pages 1147-1183 Back Matter ....Pages 1185-1216