Special Types of Life Cycle Assessment

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Finkbeiner, Matthias (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment,
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Sustainable development.; Pollution prevention.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Industrial Pollution Prevention.

This book presents specialised methods and tools built on classical LCA. In the first book-length overview, their importance for the further growth and application of LCA is demonstrated for some of the most prominent species of this emerging trend: Carbon footprinting; Water footprinting; Eco-effic...

Table of Contents:

• Introducing “Special Types of Life Cycle Assessment”
• Carbon Footprint of Products
• Water Footprinting in Life Cycle Assessment – How to Count the Drops and Assess the Impacts?
• Eco-Efficiency Assessment
• LCA Perspectives for Resource Efficiency Assessment
• Input-Output and Hybrid LCA.-Material Flow Analysis
• Life Cycle Assessment of Organizations.