This major two volume work presents a new decision making tool which enables manufacturers and scientists to undertake life cycle assessment (LCA) of new products from the design and development stages. The methodology allows the environmental consequences of a product to enter into decision making in the same way as traditional commercial parameters such as price, quality etc. Significantly, it is in accordance with international consensus, as defined by SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Moreover, the...
This major two volume work presents a new decision making tool which enables manufacturers and scientists to undertake life cycle assessment (LCA) of ...
The aim of this book is to support industry in their effort to design environ- mentally friendly products. The book comprises a method and a manual for life cycle assessment of products and it includes examples of how industrial companies have used the method succesfully in the design of more environ- mentally friendly products. The method has been developed over a period of four years under the Danish EDIP programme (Environmental Design of Industrial Products) by a team representing the Technical University of Denmark, five Danish industrial companies, the Confederation of Danish Industries...
The aim of this book is to support industry in their effort to design environ- mentally friendly products. The book comprises a method and a manual fo...
Das Lehrbuch zeigt die fur die Wirtschafts- und Regionalforderung erforderliche Bandbreite des Informationsmanagements auf. Mit der Darstellung dieser Grundlagen wird vermittelt, dass die Verfugbarkeit uber Informationen die entscheidende Basis fur Entscheidungen und die strategische Ausrichtung der Wirtschaftsforderung bilden wird. Daher stehen folgende Fragestellungen im Fokus: Welche Daten werden in der Wirtschaftsforderung benotigt? Welche Informationen liegen bereits in der Verwaltung bzw. bei anderen Akteuren vor? Welche dieser bereits vorhandenen Informationen konnen von der...
Das Lehrbuch zeigt die fur die Wirtschafts- und Regionalforderung erforderliche Bandbreite des Informationsmanagements auf. Mit der Darstellung dieser...
This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive state-of-the-art description of LCA-methodology and its broad range of applications. The five parts of the book conveniently provide: I) the history and context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with its central role as quantitative and scientifically-based tool supporting society's transitioning towards a sustainable economy; II) all there is to know about LCA methodology illustrated by a red-thread example which evolves as the reader advances; III) a wealth of information on a broad range of LCA applications with dedicated...
This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive state-of-the-art description of LCA-methodology and its broad range of applications. ...
