Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has developed in Australia over the last 20 years into a technique for systematically identifying the resource flows and environmental impacts associated with the provision of products and services. Interest in LCA has accelerated alongside growing demand to assess and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across different manufacturing and service sectors.

Life Cycle Assessment focuses on the reflective practice of LCA, and provides critical insight into the technique and how it can be used as a problem-solving tool. It describes the distinctive strengths and limitations of LCA, with an emphasis on practice in Australia, as well as the application of LCA in waste management, the built environment, water and agriculture. Supported by examples and case studies, each chapter investigates contemporary challenges for environmental assessment and performance improvement in these key sectors.

LCA methodologies are compared to the emerging climate change mitigation policy and practice techniques, and the uptake of 'quick' LCA and management tools are considered in the light of current and changing environmental agendas. The authors also debate the future prospects for LCA technique and applications.

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Information

Publisher

CSIRO PUBLISHING

Year

2009

ISBN

9780643099203

Topic

Technology & Engineering

Subtopic

Construction & Architectural Engineering

Index

Technology & Engineering

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Life cycle assessment: origins, principles and context
Chapter 2: The development of life cycle assessment methods and applications
Chapter 3: Life cycle assessment in practice
Chapter 4: Life cycle assessment as decision support: a systemic critique
Chapter 5: The Australian environment: impact assessment in a sunburnt country
Chapter 6: Life cycle assessment and waste management
Chapter 7: Life cycle assessment: applications in the built environment
Chapter 8: Will the well run dry? Developments in water resource planning and impact assessment
Chapter 9: Life cycle assessment and agriculture: challenges and prospects
Chapter 10: Climate change responses: carbon offsets, biofuels and the life cycle assessment contribution
Chapter 11: Accelerating life cycle assessment uptake: life cycle management and ‘quick’ LCA tools
Chapter 12: Prospects for life cycle assessment development and practice in the quest for sustainable consumption
Index