Options for broadening and deepening the LCA approaches |
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| Authors: | Harish Kumar Jeswani Adisa Azapagic Philipp Schepelmann Michael Ritthoff |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, UK;2. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy, Döppersberg. 19, 42103 Wuppertal, Germany;1. INRA, UMR 1069 Sol, Agro et hydrosystème Spatialisation, F-35042 Rennes, France;2. Agrocampus Ouest, F-35042 Rennes, France;1. Department of Construction Management, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;2. Technology Center, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, Beijing, China;1. KU Leuven, Department of Materials Engineering, KasteelPark Arenberg 44, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;2. KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, Naamsestraat 69, 3000 Leuven, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has matured over the past decades and become part of the broader field of sustainability assessment. To strengthen LCA as a tool and eventually increase its usefulness for sustainability decision-making, it is argued that there is a need to expand the ISO LCA framework by integration and connection with other concepts and methods. This paper explores the potential options for deepening and broadening the LCA methodologies beyond the current ISO framework for improved sustainability analysis. By investigating several environmental, economic and social assessment methods, the paper suggests some options for incorporating (parts of) other methods or combining with other methods for broadening and deepening the LCA. |
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