Development and Application of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Methods for a Sustainable Society
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2021) | Viewed by 6194
Special Issue Editor
Interests: life cycle assessment; life cycle impact assessment; environmental economics; environmental impact assessment
Special Issue Information
Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), a step of life cycle assessment is one of the key research fields of environmental science, and many methods have been developed and proposed internationally. Rapid progress of data availability and information technology has enabled this research field to grow dramatically. Geographical ranges of assessment have expanded from regional to global scale. The scope of impact categories has also expanded from traditional impact categories to social issues. Many endpoint type methods related to biodiversity and ecosystem services have been proposed, and weighting methods providing single scores have also received attention from international bodies. There are a variety of applications of the LCIA method—global supply chains, organizations and local governments, as well as products and services.
This Special Issue invites research papers and review articles related with the development of the life cycle impact assessment method and applications to case studies. The following are some examples of topics to be covered in this Special Issue:
- Development of regional and global scale life cycle impact assessment for selected impact categories such as air pollution, water use, climate change, resource consumptions, land use, plastic pollution, and toxicological impacts;
- Assessment methods based on natural science, including the midpoint and endpoint approach. Development of assessment methods to evaluate impacts on human health, ecological health, natural resources, ecosystem services, and cultural heritages using advanced techniques are also welcome;
- Assessment methods based on social science including economic assessment, cost–benefit analysis and environmental efficiency;
- Case studies using LCIA:LCA for product systems using energies, environmental assessment for organizations and industries related with energy, and impact assessment for specific countries and for the entire world.
Prof. Dr. Norihiro Itsubo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- life cycle impact assessment
- midpoint modeling
- endpoint modeling
- socioeconomic impacts
- LCA for energy systems
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