Bio-based plastics-A review of environmental, social and economic impact assessments
S Spierling, E Knüpffer, H Behnsen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bio-based plastics show an evolving market and application range and therefore have
become increasingly popular in research and economy. The limitation of fossil resources as …
become increasingly popular in research and economy. The limitation of fossil resources as …
[HTML][HTML] Systems thinking for life cycle sustainability assessment: A review of recent developments, applications, and future perspectives
Tracking the environmental impacts of production, use, and disposal of products (eg, goods,
and services) have been an important issue in the global economy. Although Life Cycle …
and services) have been an important issue in the global economy. Although Life Cycle …
[HTML][HTML] Absolute sustainability: Challenges to life cycle engineering
The global society faces huge challenges to meet the expanding needs of a growing
population within the constraints posed by a climate crisis and a strongly accelerated loss of …
population within the constraints posed by a climate crisis and a strongly accelerated loss of …
[PDF][PDF] Life cycle sustainability assessment: what is it and what are its challenges?
J Guinée - Taking stock of industrial ecology, 2016 - library.oapen.org
Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) has developed fast over the last three decades.
Today, LCA is widely applied and used as a tool for supporting policies and performance …
Today, LCA is widely applied and used as a tool for supporting policies and performance …
[HTML][HTML] Life cycle costing of food waste: A review of methodological approaches
Food waste (FW) is a global problem that is receiving increasing attention due to its
environmental and economic impacts. Appropriate FW prevention, valorization, and …
environmental and economic impacts. Appropriate FW prevention, valorization, and …
[KNJIGA][B] Taking stock of industrial ecology
R Clift, A Druckman - 2015 - library.oapen.org
The earliest use of the term 'industrial ecology', if not the first application of the concept, is
generally agreed to be in the seminal paper by Frosch and Gallopoulos (1989), as quoted in …
generally agreed to be in the seminal paper by Frosch and Gallopoulos (1989), as quoted in …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing the life cycle sustainability of solar energy production systems: A toolkit review in the context of ensuring environmental performance improvements
D Tan, Y Wu, Z Zhang, Y Jiao, L Zeng, Y Meng - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In order to pursue clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient energy utilization and accelerate the
development of new energy, sustainability is the necessary research. In recent decades …
development of new energy, sustainability is the necessary research. In recent decades …
Develo** Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment methodology by applying values-based sustainability weighting-Tested on biomass based and fossil transportation …
The production and use of transportation fuels can lead to sustainability impacts. Assessing
them simultaneously in a holistic way is a challenge. This paper examines methodology for …
them simultaneously in a holistic way is a challenge. This paper examines methodology for …
Integrated method to assess resource efficiency–ESSENZ
With increasing demand of abiotic resources also the pollution of natural resources like
water and soil has risen in the last decades due to global industrial and technological …
water and soil has risen in the last decades due to global industrial and technological …
[HTML][HTML] From life cycle costing to economic life cycle assessment—introducing an economic impact pathway
Economic activities play a key role in human societies by providing goods and services
through production, distribution, and exchange. At the same time, economic activities …
through production, distribution, and exchange. At the same time, economic activities …