Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Management

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Finkbeiner, Matthias (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Management.; Industrial management.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable Development.; Environment, general.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Environmental Economics.; Innovation/Technology Management.

 Our global society has undergone a paradigm shift from environmental protection towards sustainability. To achieve reliable and robust results when assessing sustainability it is vital to apply the principles of comprehensiveness and life cycle perspective. This is where life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) and life cycle sustainability management (LCSM) come into play.   This book is a selection of the most relevant contributions to the LCM 2011 conference in Berlin. The material explores scientific and practical solutions to incorporating life cycle approaches into strategic and operational decision making. There are several sections addressing methodological topics such as LCSM approaches, methods and tools, while more application-oriented sections deal with the implementation of these approaches in relevant industrial sectors including agriculture and food, packaging, energy, electronics and ICT, and mobility. 

 PART I: LCSM Approaches   1. Integrating Sustainability Considerations into Product Development: A Practical Tool For Prioritising Social Sustainability Indicators and Experiences From Real Case Application 2. A Life Cycle Stakeholder Management Framework For Enhanced Collaboration Between Stakeholders with Competing Interests 3. Stakeholder Consultation: What Do Decision Makers in Public Policy and Industry Want To Know Regarding Abiotic Resource Use? 4. Life Cycle Management Capability: An Alternative Approach To Sustainability Assessment 5. The Sustainability Consortium: A Stakeholder Approach To Improve Consumer Product Sustainability 6. A Social Hotspot Database For Acquiring Greater Visibility in Product Supply Chains: Overview and Application To Orange Juice PART II: LCM Methods and Tools   7. A Novel Weighting Method in LCIA and Its Application in Chinese Policy Context 8. The Usefulness of an Actor’s Perspective in LCA 9. Review on Land Use Considerations in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Methodological Perspectives For Marine Ecosystems 10. Visual Accounting   11. International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook: Review Schemes For Life Cycle Assessment 12. Time and Life Cycle Assessment: How To Take Time Into Account in the Inventory Step? 13. A Method of Prospective Technological Assessment of Nanotechnological Techniques 14. State of the Art Study - How Is Environmental Performance Measured For Buildings/Construction? PART III: Water Footprinting   15. Comparison of Water Footprint For Industrial Products In Japan, China and USA 16. Assessment of the Water Footprint of Wheat in México 17. Water Footprints in Four Selected Breweries in Nigeria 18. Development and Application of a Water Footprint Metric For Agricultural Products and the Food Industry 19. LCA Characterisation of Freshwater Use on Human Health and Through Compensation PART IV: LCM Of Processes and Organisations   20. How To Measure and Manage the Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Impact of a Global Multinational Company 21. Best Practice Application of LCM By Retailers To Improve Product Supply Chain Sustainability 22. Life Cycle Management Approach To the Design of Large-Scale Resorts 23. Greening Events: Waste Reduction Through The Integration of Life Cycle Management Into Event Organisation at Esci 24. Challenges For Lcas of Complex Systems: The Case of a Large-Scale Precious Metal Refinery Plant 25. Life Cycle Inventory of Pine and Eucalyptus Cellulose Production in Chile: Effect of Process Modifications 26. Life Cycle Assessment of the Integrated Solid Waste Management System of Delhi 27. LCM of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Emerging Neighborhoods in Colombia PART V: LCM in the Agriculture and Food Sectors   28. Environmental Profiles of Farm Types in Switzerland Based on LCA 29. The Use of Models to Account For the Variability of Agricultural Data 30. Modular Extrapolation Approach For Crop LCA - MEXALCA: Global Warming Potential of Different Crops and Its Relationship to the Yield 31. Regional Assessment of Waste Flow Eco-Synergy in Food Production: Using Compost and Polluted Ground Water in Mediterranean Horticulture Crops 32. Assessing Management Influence on Environmental Impacts Under Uncertainty: A Case Study of Paddy Rice Production in Japan 33. Assessing Environmental Sustainability of Different Apple Supply Chains in Northern Italy 34. An Effect of CO2 Information Labeling For the Pork Produced With Feed Made From Food Residuals PART VI: LCM In the Packaging Sector   35. Role of Packaging in LCA of Food Products 36. Packaging Legislation and Unintended Consequences: A Case Study on The Necessity of Life Cycle Management 37. Carbon Footprint of Beverage Packaging in the United Kingdom 38. Enhanced Resource Efficiency With Packaging Steel 39. Damage Assessment Model For Freshwater Consumption and a Case Study on PET Bottle Production Applied New Technology For Water Footprint Reduction -- PART VII: LCM in the Energy Sector --   40. Sustainability Assessment of Biomass Utilisation in East Asian Countries 41. Life Cycle Inventory of Physic Nut Biodiesel: Comparison Between the Manual and Mechanized Agricultural Production Systems Practiced in Brazil 42. Life Cycle Assessment of Biodiesel Production From Microalgae Oil: Effect of Algae Species and Cultivation System 43. Modeling the Inventory of Hydropower Plants Prioritising Social Sustainability Indicators and Experiences From Real Case Application 44. Lifecycle Carbon Dioxide Emission and Stock of Domestic Wood Resources Using Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment 45. Analysis On Correlation Relationship Between Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emission and Life Cycle Cost of Electricity Generation System For Energy Resources 46. Development and Application of a LCA Model For Coal Conversion Products (Coal To Y) PART VIII: LCM in The Electronics and ICT Sectors   47. European LCA Standardization of ICT: Equipment, Networks And Services 48. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Assessment of a Dell Optiplex 780 Desktop – Results and Recommendations 49. State of the Art in Life Cycle Assessment of Laptops and Remaining Challenges On The Component Level: The Case of Integrated Circuits 50. The Concept of Monitoring of LCM Results Based on a Refrigerator Case Study 51. Life Cycle Management of F-Gas-Free Refrigeration Technology: The Case of F-Gases Free Frozen Dessert Equipments PART IX: LCM in the Mobility Sector   52. Assessment of the Environmental Impacts cf Electric Vehicle Concepts 53. A Consistency Analysis of LCA Based Communication and Stakeholders Needs To Improve the Dialogue On New Electric Vehicles 54. Design For Environment and Environmental Certificate at Mercedes-Benz Cars 55. Implementing Life Cycle Engineering Efficiently Into Automotive Industry Processes 56. Environmental Product Declaration of a Commuter Train   Index.