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Economic and environmental life cycle assessment of alternative mass timber walls to evaluate circular economy in building: MCDM method
The construction industry is one of the largest consumers of energy and materials, which leads to it being one of the highest sources of...
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Eco-design of geopolymer-based materials recycling porcelain stoneware wastes: a life cycle assessment study
A comparative “cradle to grave” Life Cycle Analysis between the production processes of ceramic stoneware products and geopolymeric materials...
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Waste Management Sector’s Contribution to Meeting Sustainable Development Goals: A Social Life Cycle Assessment Approach
This chapter provides a comprehensive study on the relationship between waste management and sustainable development goals (SDGs). The study aimed to...
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A systematic review of densified biomass products life cycle assessments
A systematic review of the state of the art of LCA biomass densification for energy purposes has been conducted. The aspects analyzed in the studies...
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Implementation of environmental life cycle costing: Procedures, challenges, and opportunities
PurposeIn order to train new professionals and researchers in the area, among other purposes, it is necessary to have knowledge about the...
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Integrating life cycle assessment and life cycle cost: a review of environmental-economic studies
PurposeThe purpose of this document is to carry out a critical review of the existing literature by specifically addressing the following: (i) the...
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Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment: an approach for identification of relevant subcategories for wine production in Italy
PurposeThis study proposes a systematic approach for identifying the relevant social issues of a sector or company to be integrated within the Social...
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Life cycle impacts of sheep sector in Ontario, Canada
PurposeSheep sector in Canada is growing, and producers have ranked their desire to estimate the environmental performance of sheep farming (for...
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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment: Methodology and Framework
The main objective of this chapter is to elucidate the concept of life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) from the viewpoint of a life cycle. The...
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Carbon footprint of different fuels used in public transportation in Taiwan: a life cycle assessment
This research is an investigation of public transport carbon footprints using a life cycle assessment (the model of total carbon footprint as Eq. 1...
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A framework for implementing holistic and integrated life cycle sustainability assessment of regional bioeconomy
PurposeCurrently, social, environmental, and economic risks and chances of bioeconomy are becoming increasingly a subject of applied sustainability...
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ESG dynamics in modern digital world: empirical evidence from firm life-cycle stages
The study investigates how corporate digital transformation (DT) affects Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance and how this impact...
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Applying social life cycle assessment to evaluate the use phase of mobility services: a case study in Berlin
PurposeThe main purpose of this S-LCA case study is to analyse social impacts of the use phase of mobility services is a holistic way, taking into...
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Social evaluation of municipal solid waste management systems from a life cycle perspective: a systematic literature review
PurposeThe social aspects of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) systems are underpinning their sustainability and effectiveness. The assessment...
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Circular economy paths in the olive oil industry: a Life Cycle Assessment look into environmental performance and benefits
PurposeThe olive oil sector in Italy has a significant socio-economic, environmental, and cultural relevance. However, the environmental impacts of...
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Life Cycle and Cost Estimation of Solid Waste Management Practices: A Conceptual Framework
Multifaceted urbanization, population expansion, and unsustainable resource consumption are responsible for the bulk accumulation of municipal waste,...
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A novel social life cycle assessment method for determining workers’ human development: a case study of the sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil
PurposeThe social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) methodology needs to advance in its methodological development, mainly regarding the impact...
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Public environmental concern and enterprise environmental protection investment: from the perspective of enterprise life cycle
In the information era, effective environmental protection cannot be achieved without public concern. In this paper, public environmental concern...
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Green Analytical Chemistry Metrics and Life-Cycle Assessment Approach to Analytical Method Development
The environmental consequences of chemical and analytical research, particularly the use and production of toxic reagents and solvents, have sparked...