Life cycle assessment (LCA) : a guide to best practice /

• Main Authors: Klöpffer, Walter, 1938- (Author), Grahl, B. (Birgit), 1952- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany : Wiley-VCH, 2014.
• Subjects: Product life cycle > Mathematical models.; Life cycle costing > Methodology.; Industrial ecology.; Biopolymers.; Chemistry.; Polymers.; Product life cycle.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.; Electronic books.

This first hands-on guide to ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of LCA, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis, wit...