Search for dissertations about: "LCA methodology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the words LCA methodology.

  2. 1. Life Cycle Assessment and Decision Making: Theories and Practices

    Author : Henrikke Baumann; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; life cycle assessment; LCA practice; LCA methodology; LCA modelling; institutionalisation; LCA procedure; life cycle accounting; LCA; systems analysis; decision making;

    Abstract : Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been in use to a varying extent since the late 1960s. The fact that LCA methodology needs further development is a frequently identified barrier to the further application of LCA. Consequently, the literature with suggestions for improving LCA methodology is extensive. READ MORE

  4. 2. LCA of ICT solutions: environmental impacts and challenges of assessment

    Author : Yevgeniya Arushanyan; Anna Björklund; Åsa Moberg; Chris Preist; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Information and communication technology ICT ; Life cycle assessment LCA ; environmental impacts; online newspaper; methodological challenges; Информационно-коммуникационные технологии ИКТ ; Оценка жизненного цикла ОЖЦ ; воздействие на окружающую среду ВОС ; интернет газета; методологические трудности; Informations-och kommunikationsteknik IKT ; livscykelanalys LCA ; miljöpåverkan; online media; LCA metodik;

    Abstract : Information and communication technology (ICT) is playing an important role in modern society, contributing to economic growth and affecting society and people’s lifestyles. There are high expectations on ICT to contribute to sustainable development, e.g. through greenhouse gas emissions reductions. READ MORE

  5. 3. Managing the flows? Furthering a socio-material flow methodology for industrial ecology

    Author : Mathias Lindkvist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industrial ecology; actor-network-theory ANT ; methodology; action nets; socio-material; field studies; conceptualisation; material flow; review; life cycle assessment LCA ;

    Abstract : This dissertation defends the thesis that application of the socio-material methodology that I present can assist environmentally more effective decision-making. The methodology provides a recipe for a systematic and accurate understanding of how human actions determine environmental impacts via material (tangible) flows. READ MORE

  6. 4. LCA Methodology Issues for Textile Products

    Author : Lisbeth Dahllöf; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

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  7. 5. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Industrial Milk Production

    Author : Merete Høgaas Eide; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; dairy; cleaning; sustainability; packaging; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; toxicity; milk;

    Abstract : Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was applied to milk production and processing in a study of the Norwegian dairy industry. This method, LCA, is used to assess the potential environmental impact of a material, product or service throughout its entire life cycle, from the extraction of the raw materials, the production process, and the user phase, to the final disposal. READ MORE