Chapter 4 Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Chapter 1 Historical development and basic ideas 1
5. Chapter 2 Economic-ecological concepts 19
6. Chapter 3 Business and sustainability 25
7. Chapter 4 Life cycle assessment (LCA) 43
8. Chapter 5 Environmental footprints and their calculation 51
9. Chapter 6 Eco-design 97
10. Chapter 7 Life cycle assessment of an organisation 119
11. Chapter 8 Energy and material strategy 131
12. Chapter 9 Stakeholder and their contributions 143
13. Chapter 10 Audits 173
14. Chapter 11 Information and transparency 181
15. Chapter 12 Instead of a conclusion – a perspective? 197
16. Annex
17. Annex 1 – Sources 215
18. Annex 2 – Glossary 217
19. List of Figures 223
20. List of Tables 225
21. Biography 229
22. Index 231