Environmental Systems Analysis: Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Efficiency Analysis
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2019) | Viewed by 4954
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental systems analysis; life cycle assessment (LCA); environmental management; energy efficiency, environmental impact from shipping; future marine fuels
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of the environmental assessment of products, technologies, and services was developed some 30 years ago from early life cycle assessments, to become a wide field with a solid scientific basis. The scope has widened from resource use and a few impact categories to a range of aspects, moving towards sustainability assessment rather than only environmental assessment.
The assessments cover an increasing number of application areas, where methodological issues are being raised and treated. However, extending the applications raises the question of when are life cycle assessment and eco efficiency analysis relevant tools. The use of quantitative methods also creates a challenge in terms of the communication of the study, the choices made, and the possible use of the result in decision making.
In this Special Issue, we welcome contributions to the research field, in terms of new methodology as well as application areas of life cycle assessment and eco-efficiency analysis. Also, papers discussing the use and communication of results discussing the potential pitfalls and challenges, as well as examples of successful and relevant use of the tools, are welcome.
Prof. Karin Andersson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- LCA
- Eco-efficiency analysis
- Sustainability assessment
- Impact assessment
- Communication
- Data selection
- Variational analysis
- Limitations of use
- Examples of “good practice”
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