§07§This first practical guide to the topic walks readers through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis, with each step exemplified by real-life data from a major LCA project. With a special emphasis on sustainability measures, including carbon and water footprints. §16§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, with each step exemplified by real-life data from a major LCA project on beverage packaging. Measures as carbon and water footprint, based on the most recent international standards and definitions, are addressed.§ §Written by two pioneers of LCA, this practical volume is targeted at first-time LCA users but equally makes a much-valued reference for more experienced practitioners. § §From the content:§_ Goal and Scope Definition§_ Life Cycle Inventory Analysis§_ Life Cycle Impact Assessment§_ Interpretation, Reporting and Critical Review§_ From LCA to Sustainability Assessment§ §and more. §04§INTRODUCTION§What is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?§History§The Structure of LCA§Standardization of LCA§Literature and Information on LCA§ §GOAL AND SCOPE DEFINITION§Goal Definition§Scope§Illustration of the Component "Definition of Goal and Scope" unsing an Example of Practice§ §LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY ANALYSIS§Basics§Energy Analysis§Allocation§Procurement, Origin and Quality of Data§Data Aggregation and Units§Presentation of Inventory Results§Illustration of the Inventory Phase by an Example§ §LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT§Basic Principle of Life Cycle Impact Assessment§Method of Critical Volumes§Structure of Impact Assessment according to ISO 14040 and 14044§Method of Impact Categories (Environmental Problem Fields)§Impact Categories, Impact Indicators and Characterization Factors §Illustration of the Impact Assessment Phase by Practical Example§ §LIFE CYCLE INTERPRETATION, REPORTING AND CRITICAL R §04§EVIEW§Development and Rank of the Phase Interpretation§The Phase Interpretation According to ISO§Techniques for Result Analysis§Reporting§Critical Review§Illustration of the Component Interpretation Using an Example of Practice§ §FROM LCA TO SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT§Sustainability§The Three Dimensions of Sustainability§State of the Art of Methods§One Life Cycle Assessment or Three?§Conclusions§ §APPENDIX§Solutions of Exercises§Standard Report Sheet of Electricity Mix (Germany)§Subject Index
