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Journal articles on the topic "Life cycle assessment and industrial ecology"

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Lifset, Reid J. "Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle Assessment: What´s the Use?" International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 11, S1 (January 2006): 14–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1065/lca2006.04.006.

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Matthews, H. Scott. "The Life-Cycle Assessmentv and Industrial Ecology Communities." Journal of Industrial Ecology 11, no. 4 (October 2007): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jiec.2007.1417.

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Anastas, Paul T., and Rebecca L. Lankey. "Life cycle assessment and green chemistry: the yin and yang of industrial ecology." Green Chemistry 2, no. 6 (2000): 289–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b005650m.

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LIFSET, Reid. "Environmentally Conscious Engineering and Eco-Design. Industrial Ecology: Building a Framework for Eco-Design and Life Cycle Assessment." Journal of Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging 3, no. 5 (2000): 403–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5104/jiep.3.403.

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Lauesen, Linne Marie. "Sustainable investment evaluation by means of life cycle assessment." Social Responsibility Journal 15, no. 3 (May 7, 2019): 347–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/srj-03-2018-0054.

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Purpose Sustainability investors are in need of updated standards, indexes and in general better tools and instruments to facilitate company information on its impacts on people, planet and profit. Such instruments to reveal reliable, independent metrics and indicators to evaluate companies’ performances on sustainability exist, however, in research fields that previously have not been used extensively, for instance, life cycle assessments (LCAs). ISO 14001:2015 has implemented life cycle perspective, however, without being explicitly clear on which methodology is preferred. This paper aims to investigate LCA as to improve companies’ transparency towards sustainability investors through a literature review on sustainable investment evaluation. Design/methodology/approach The literature review is conducted through the search engine Google Scholar, which to date hosts the most comprehensive academic database across other databases such as Scopus, ISI Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, etc. Search words such as “Sustainable finance”, “Sustainable Investments”, “Performance metrics”, “Life cycle assessment”, “LCA”, “Environmental Management Systems”, “EMS” and “Environmental Profit and Loss Account” were used. Special journals that publish research on LCA such as International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Industrial Ecology were also investigated in-depth. Findings The combination of using LCA in, for instance, environmental profit and loss accounts studied in this paper shows a comprehensive and reliable tool for sustainability investors, as well as for social responsibility standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 26000, UN Global Compact, GIIN, IRIS and GRI to incorporate. With a LCA-based hybrid input-output account, both upstream and downstream’s impact on the environment and society can be assessed by companies to attract more funding from sustainability investors such as shareholders, governments and intergovernmental bodies. Research limitations/implications The literature review is based on publicly disclosed academic papers as well as five displayed company Environmental Profit and Loss accounts from the Kering Group, PUMA, Stella McCartney company, Novo Nordisk and Arla Group. Other company experiences with integration of LCA as a reporting tool have not been found, yet it is not to conclude that these five companies are the only ones to work extensively with LCA. Practical implications The paper may contribute to the clarification of LCA-thinking and perspective implementation in both ISO 14001 and ISO 26000, as well as in other social responsibility standards such as the UN Global Compact, the Global Impact Investing Networks, IRIS performance metrics, the Global Reporting Initiative and others. Originality/value The paper is one of the first that evaluates LCA and environmental profit and loss accounts for sustainability investors, as well as for consideration of implementation in social responsibility standards such as the ISO 14001 and ISO 26000, as well as in other social responsibility standards such as the UN Global Compact, the Global Impact Investing Networks, IRIS performance metrics and the Global Reporting Initiative.
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Iswanto, Iswanto, D. R. Nurrochmat, and U. J. Siregar. "Life Cycle Assessment of Wood Pellet Product at Korintiga Hutani company, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia." Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika (Journal of Tropical Forest Management) 27, no. 3 (December 14, 2021): 200–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.7226/jtfm.27.3.200.

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Climate change has forced human being to adapt in fulfilling their energy needs sustainably. In Indonesia, forestry activities has been considered as an emission rather than carbon sink. This study aims to analyze the inputs, outputs, and potential environmental impacts of wood pellet production in a forest company using life cycle assessment (LCA). The wood pellet is made from Eucalyptus pellita plantation. Analysis was made for 1 planting cycle or 6 years, and allometric equations were used to estimate the ability of industrial timber plantation forest to absorb CO2. Production of wood pellet starting from plantation requires inputs as follows: diesel fuel, electricity, NPK and other fertilizers, pesticides, and electrical energy. Those inputs produced emissions, of which the largest was N2O of 551.2927 kg, followed by NH3 of 7.5275 kg generated from NPK fertilizer. Another was PO43- amounted at 0.1792–0.2229 kg from liquid fertilizers and pesticides. Potential acidification came from 13.3675 kg SO2 eq, and eutrophication of 0.4021 kg PO43- eq. The greenhouse gas (GHG) emission was 678.0270 kg CO2 eq from the plantation activities, especially from diesel-based energy consumption, while wood pellet mills only released 0.1053 kg CO2 eq of GHG emissions. Thus, total emissions from 6 years' time of wood pellet production are much lower compared to the average CO2 absorbed by the plantation forest, of which annually is 36.34–67.69 ton ha-1year-1.
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Barahmand, Zahir, and Marianne S. Eikeland. "A Scoping Review on Environmental, Economic, and Social Impacts of the Gasification Processes." Environments 9, no. 7 (July 12, 2022): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments9070092.

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In recent years, computer-based simulations have been used to enhance production processes, and sustainable industrial strategies are increasingly being considered in the manufacturing industry. In order to evaluate the performance of a gasification process, the Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) technique gathers relevant impact assessment tools to offer quantitative indications across different domains. Following the PRISMA guidelines, the present paper undertakes a scoping review of gasification processes’ environmental, economic, and social impacts to reveal how LCT approaches coping with sustainability. This report categorizes the examined studies on the gasification process (from 2017 to 2022) through the lens of LCT, discussing the challenges and opportunities. These studies have investigated a variety of biomass feedstock, assessment strategies and tools, geographical span, bioproducts, and databases. The results show that among LCT approaches, by far, the highest interest belonged to life cycle assessment (LCA), followed by life cycle cost (LCC). Only a few studies have addressed exergetic life cycle assessment (ELCA), life cycle energy assessment (LCEA), social impact assessment (SIA), consequential life cycle assessment (CLCA), and water footprint (WLCA). SimaPro® (PRé Consultants, Netherlands), GaBi® (sphere, USA), and OpenLCA (GreenDelta, Germany) demonstrated the greatest contribution. Uncertainty analysis (Monte Carlo approach and sensitivity analysis) was conducted in almost half of the investigations. Most importantly, the results confirm that it is challenging or impossible to compare the environmental impacts of the gasification process with other alternatives since the results may differ based on the methodology, criteria, or presumptions. While gasification performed well in mitigating negative environmental consequences, it is not always the greatest solution compared to other technologies.
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Wang, Shuyi, Daizhong Su, and You Wu. "Environmental and social life cycle assessments of an industrial LED lighting product." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 95 (July 2022): 106804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106804.

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Sakhlecha, Manish, Samir Bajpai, and Rajesh Kumar Singh. "Evaluating the Environmental Impact Score of a Residential Building Using Life Cycle Assessment." International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 10, no. 4 (October 2019): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2019100101.

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Buildings consume major amount of energy as well as natural resources leading to negative environmental impacts like resource depletion and pollution. The current task for the construction sector is to develop an evaluation tool for rating of buildings based on their environmental impacts. There are various assessment tools and models developed by different agencies in different countries to evaluate building's effect on environment. Although these tools have been successfully used and implemented in the respective regions of their origin, the problems of application occur, especially during regional adaptation in other countries due to peculiarities associated with the specific geographic location, climatic conditions, construction methods and materials. India is a rapidly growing economy with exponential increase in housing sector. Impact assessment model for a residential building has been developed based on life cycle assessment (LCA) framework. The life cycle impact assessment score was obtained for a sample house considering fifteen combinations of materials paired with 100% thermal electricity and 70%-30% thermal-solar combination, applying normalization and weighting to the LCA results. The LCA score of portland slag cement with burnt clay red brick and 70%-30% thermal-solar combination (PSC+TS+RB) was found to have the best score and ordinary Portland cement with flyash brick and 100% thermal power (OPC+T+FAB) had the worst score, showing the scope for further improvement in LCA model to include positive scores for substitution of natural resources with industrial waste otherwise polluting the environment.
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Gerber, Léda, Samira Fazlollahi, and François Maréchal. "A systematic methodology for the environomic design and synthesis of energy systems combining process integration, Life Cycle Assessment and industrial ecology." Computers & Chemical Engineering 59 (December 2013): 2–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.05.025.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Life cycle assessment and industrial ecology"

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Bichraoui-Draper, Najet. "Computational sustainability assessment : agent-based models and agricultural industrial ecology." Thesis, Troyes, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015TROY0005/document.

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Cette thèse porte sur le développement d'une approche de modélisation destinée à quantifier la durabilité de systèmes industriels à partir de biomasse (considérés comme des systèmes complexes), et à fournir un outil d’aide à la décision qui permette, en modifiant certaines de leurs caractéristiques, de diminuer leurs impacts environnementaux.Elle s’appuie sur deux études de cas régionales : la première permet de tester l’hypothèse théorique pour évaluer les facteurs qui contribuent à l’adoption par les agriculteurs du « panic érigé » (switchgrass) dans l’Etat du Michigan (USA), et les effets associés en termes d’impacts environnementaux, en utilisant un modèle multi-agents couplé à l’analyse du cycle de vie ; la seconde combine modélisation multi-agents et système d'information géographique par le biais d’une analyse de flux de matières et d’énergie pour révéler les opportunités symbiotiques d’un écosystème agro-industriel en Champagne-Ardenne (France).On montre que ces deux modèles fonctionnels ont une valeur ajoutée significative pour l’analyse de systèmes sociotechniques durables et la simulation de scénarios futurs
This research is about developing a modeling framework in order to quantify the sustainability of industrial systems for biomass energy (conceived of as complex systems), and to provide decisionmakers with an aiding-tool for reducing their environmental impacts by modifying some of their features.It draws upon two regional case-studies. In the first one, an hybrid agent-based/life cycle assessment approach is used to test the theoretical background, understand the main decision-making factors influencing farmers’ adoption of switchgrass ethanol in Michigan (USA) and assess how such patterns affect environmental impacts. In the second case-study, agent-based modeling and geographical information system are used together via material and energy flow analysis to reveal the potential for industrial symbiosis in the bio-economy cluster of Champagne-Ardenne (France). We show that both models have a significant added value for the analysis of sustainable complex systems and the simulation of future scenarios
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Ditsele, Ofentse. "Application of life cycle assessment to estimate environmental impacts of surface coal mining." Diss., Rolla, Mo. : Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2010. http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/thesis/pdf/Ditsele_09007dcc807d4fd7.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2010.
Vita. The entire thesis text is included in file. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed July 15, 2010) Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-152).
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Feiz, Roozbeh. "Industrial Ecology and Development of Production Systems : Analysis of the CO2 Footprint of Cement." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell miljöteknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-105942.

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This research is an attempt to create a comprehensive assessment framework for identifying and assessing potential improvement options of cement production systems. From an environmental systems analysis perspective, this study provides both an empirical account and a methodological approach for quantifying the CO2 footprint of a cement production system. An attributional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is performed to analyze the CO2 footprint of several products of a cement production system in Germany which consists of three dierent plants. Based on the results of the LCA study, six key performance indicators are dened as the basis for a simplied LCA model. This model is used to quantify the CO2 footprint of dierent versions of the cement production system. In order to identify potential improvement options, a framework for Multi-Criteria Assessment (MCA) is developed. The search and classication guideline of this framework is based on the concepts of Cleaner Production, Industrial Ecology, and Industrial Symbiosis. It allows systematic identication and classication of potential improvement options. In addition, it can be used for feasibility and applicability evaluation of dierent options. This MCA is applied both on a generic level, reecting the future landscape of the industry, and on a production organization level re ecting the most applicable possibilities for change. Based on this assessment a few appropriate futureoriented scenarios for the studied cement production system are constructed. The simplied LCA model is used to quantify the CO2 footprint of the production system for each scenario. By integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Criteria Assessment approaches, this study provides a comprehensive assessment method for identifying suitable industrial developments and quantifying the CO2 footprint improvements that might be achieved by their implementation. The results of this study emphasis, although by utilizing alternative fuels and more ecient production facility, it is possible to improve the CO2 footprint of clinker, radical improvements can be achieved on the portfolio level. Compared to Portland cement, very high reduction of CO2 footprint can be achieved if clinker is replaced with low carbon alternatives, such as Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) which are the by-products of other  industrial production. Benchmarking a cement production system by its portfolio product is therefore a more reasonable approach, compared to focusing on the performance of its clinker production. This study showed that Industrial Symbiosis, that is, over the fence initiatives for material and energy exchanges and collaboration with nontraditional partners, are relevant to cement industry. However, the contingent nature of these strategies should always be noted, because the mere exercise of such activities may not lead to a more resource ecient production system. Therefore, in search for potential improvements, it is important to keep the search horizon as wide as possible, however, assess the potential improvements in each particular case. The comprehensive framework developed and applied in this research is an attempt in this direction.
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Ukidwe, Nandan Uday. "Thermodynamic input-output analysis of economic and ecological systems for sustainable engineering." Connect to this title online, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1117555725.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005.
Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xxiii, 306 p.; also includes graphics (some col.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-306). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center
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Caldwell, Amanda. "Assessment of Transportation Emissions for Ferrous Scrap Exports from the United States: Activity-Based Maritime Emissions Model and Theoretical Inland Transportation Model." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103296/.

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Industrial ecology is a field of study that encourages the use of closed-loop material cycles to achieve sustainability. Loop closing requires the movement of materials over space, and has long been practiced in the iron and steel industry. Iron and steel (ferrous) scrap generated in the U.S. is increasingly exported to countries in Asia, lengthening the transportation distance associated with closing the loop on the iron and steel life cycle. In order to understand the environmental cost of transporting this commodity, an activity-based maritime transportation model and a theoretical in-land transportation model are used to estimate emissions generated. Results indicate that 10.4 mmt of total emissions were generated, and emissions increased by 136 percent from 2004 to 2009. Increases in the amount of emissions generated are due to increases in the amount of scrap exported and distance it is transported.
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Papageorgiou, Asterios. "Emerging technologies for climate-neutral urban areas : An Industrial Ecology perspective." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Resurser, energi och infrastruktur, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-292648.

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The ever-increasing concentration of human activity in urban areas induces environmental problems beyond their boundaries on scales ranging from local to regional to global, such as resource depletion, land degradation, air and water pollution and climate change. Human-induced climate change is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest sustainability challenges of the present century and it is inextricably linked to urbanization. As a response to climate change, urban areas around the world have committed to reach climate neutrality within the next decades. In this context, the deployment of new technologies can have a key role in achieving carbon neutrality in urban areas. As new technologies emerge, it is essential to assess their environmental performance considering the broader systems context in order to ensure that they can indeed contribute to achieving climate neutrality without compromising environmental sustainability. This thesis aims is to provide insight on the environmental performance of emerging technologies that can be deployed in urban areas in order to contribute to achieving climate neutrality. The two technologies in focus are grid-connected solar microgrids and biochar-based systems for treatment of biomass waste and remediation of contaminated soil. The methods applied to conduct the environmental assessments and fulfil the aim of the thesis are: case studies, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Material and Energy Flow Analysis and Substance Flow Analysis. Moreover, as part of the research efforts, a spreadsheet model based on LCA data was developed. The assessment of the solar microgrid highlighted the importance of using explicit spatial and temporal boundaries when analyzing the environmental performance of energy systems, as it can increase the accuracy of the results. It also revealed that the choice of modeling approach can influence the results of the assessment, which motivates the application of different methodological approaches. Within this context, the assessment showed that in a short-term perspective the integration of a grid-connected urban solar microgrid into the Swedish electricity grid would not contribute to climate change mitigation, as solar electricity from the microgrid would displace grid electricity with lower carbon intensity. The assessment also indicated that operational and structural changes in the microgrid could reduce its climate change impact, albeit not to the extent to generate GHG emission abatements. The assessment of the biochar-based systems showed that these systems have many environmental benefits compared to incineration of waste and landfilling of contaminated soil. They have great potential to contribute to achieving climate neutrality, as they can provide net negative GHG emissions, owing mainly to carbon sequestration in the biochar. Between the two biochar-based systems, a system for on-site remediation can provide additional environmental benefits, as it can lead to more efficient use of resources. However, these systems also entail environmental trade-offs due to increased consumption of auxiliary electricity, while the extent of ecological and human health risks associated with the reuse of biochar-remediated soils is for the moment unknown.
Den ständigt ökande koncentrationen av mänsklig aktivitet i urbana områden orsakar miljöproblem utanför deras gränser på skalor som sträcker sig från lokal till regional till global, såsom utarmning av resurser, markförstöring, luft- och vattenföroreningar och klimatförändring. Mänskligt driven klimatförändring är allmänt erkänd som en av de största hållbarhetsutmaningarna under nuvarande seklet och den är nära kopplad till urbanisering. Som ett svar på klimatförändringen har urbana områden runt om i världen åtagit sig att nå klimatneutralitet inom de närmaste decennierna. I detta sammanhang kommer införandet av ny teknik ha en nyckelroll för att uppnå klimatneutralitet i stadsområden. När ny teknik dyker upp är det viktigt att bedöma dess miljöprestanda med hänsyn till den bredare systemkontexten för att säkerställa att tekniken verkligen kan bidra till att uppnå klimatneutralitet utan att kompromissa med miljömässig hållbarhet. Denna avhandling syftar till att ge insikt om miljöprestanda för framväxande teknik som kan användas i urbana områden för att bidra till att uppnå klimatneutralitet. De två teknikerna i fokus är nätanslutna solmikronät och biokolbaserade system för behandling av biomassavfall och sanering av förorenad mark. Metoderna för att genomföra miljöbedömningarna och uppfylla avhandlingens syfte är: fallstudier, livscykelanalys (LCA), material- och energiflödesanalys och substansflödesanalys. Som en del av forskningsinsatserna utvecklades dessutom en kalkylmodell baserad på LCA-data. Analysen av solmikronätet visade att det är viktigt att använda explicita rums- och tidsgränser vid analys av energisystemens miljöprestanda, eftersom det kan öka resultatens noggrannhet. Analysen visade också att valet av modelleringsmetod kan påverka resultatet, vilket motiverar en användning  av flera olika metoder. Inom detta sammanhang visade bedömningen att i ett kortsiktigt perspektiv skulle integrationen av ett nätanslutet urbant solmikronät i det svenska elnätet inte bidra till att begränsa klimatförändringen, eftersom solenergi från mikronätet skulle ersätta el med lägre klimatpåverkan. Bedömningen indikerade också att operativa och strukturella förändringar i mikronätet kunde minska mikronätets klimatförändrings påverkan, om än inte i sådan utsträckning att det skulle ge växthusgasutsläppsbesparingar. Bedömningen av de biokolbaserade systemen visade att dessa system har många miljöfördelar jämfört med förbränning av avfall och deponering av förorenad mark. De har stor potential att bidra till att uppnå klimatneutralitet, eftersom de kan ge nettonegativa utsläpp av växthusgaser, främst på grund av kolbindning i biokol. Vi jämförelse av de två biokolbaserade systemen så kan ett system för sanering på plats ge ytterligare miljöfördelar, eftersom det kan leda till en mer effektiv resursanvändning. Dessa system medför emellertid också miljöavvägningar på grund av ökad förbrukning av elektricitet, medan omfattningen av ekologiska och människors hälsorisker förknippade med återanvändning av biokolbehandlad jord ännu är okända.

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Assefa, Getachew. "On sustainability assessment of technical systems : experience from systems analysis with the ORWARE and EcoEffect tools /." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Division of Industrial Ecology, Deparment of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-550.

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Billstein, Tova. "On Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment of Network Traffic : A Qualitative Analysis of Current Challenges and Possible Solutions." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-297498.

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There is a growing demand for climate reporting of digital solutions and Internet services. However, the impacts of data transmission have historically been the least studied part of the ICT sector and in the few studies that exist, the magnitude of Internet energy intensity varies by a scale as large as 20,000. This indicates that the assessment of network traffic is a complex task, and there is currently no consensus of how to correctly assess it.  In an attempt to guide process development within the area, this report sought to identify and address potential challenges with assessing the environmental impact of network traffic during its life cycle. This was completed through a combination of a literature review and semi-structured interviews with experts in the field. Several areas in the form of knowledge gaps, unsolved methodological issues, and areas in need of further development were identified and addressed.  Eight key challenges were identified and relate to the areas of system boundaries, data collection methods, energy intensity metrics, transparency and data availability, age of data, allocation procedures, assumptions on inventory level, and impact categories. In an attempt to address said challenges, several suggestions on how to proceed were presented, as well as areas in need of further investigation. It was furthermore found that the sector should strive to agree upon a number of parameters of significance to enable future harmonized studies of the environmental impact of network traffic during its life cycle.
Efterfrågan på klimatrapportering av digitala lösningar och Internettjänster ökar allt mer. Samtidigt är effekterna av datatrafik historiskt sett den minst studerade delen av IKT-sektorn, och i de få studier som finns varierar storleken på Internets energiintensitet med en skala på 20 000. Detta indikerar att bedömningen av nätverkstrafik är en komplex uppgift, och i nuläget saknas en konsensus kring hur det bäst kan mätas.  I ett försök att vägleda processutveckling inom området försökte rapporten identifiera och analysera potentiella utmaningar som kan uppstå när man bedömer miljöpåverkan av nätverkstrafik under dess livscykel. Med en kombination av en litteraturstudie och halvstrukturerade kvalitativa forskningsintervjuer med experter inom forskningsområdet identifierades och behandlades ett flertal områden i form av kunskapsluckor, olösta metodologiska frågor och områden i behov av vidareutveckling.  Resultatet visade att åtta utmaningar av hög relevans existerar inom områdena systemgränser, datainsamlingsmetoder, energiintensitetsmätvärden, transparens och datatillgänglighet, snabb teknikutveckling, allokering, antaganden och miljöpåverkningskategorier. I ett försök att ta itu med de nämnda utmaningarna presenterades ett flertal förslag till lösningar samt områden som behöver undersökas ytterligare i framtiden. Det konstaterades dessutom att sektorn behöver sträva efter att enas om ett antal parametrar av betydelse för att möjliggöra framtida harmoniserade studier av nätverkstrafikens miljöpåverkan under dess livscykel.
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Torres, De Miranda Pinto Julian. "Sustainable resource management in european steel supply chains." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne‎ (2017-2020), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019CLFAD002/document.

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La présente thèse entend examiner les interactions présentes et futures entre l'industrie sidérurgique européenne et son environnement, avec pour objectifs principaux, l’amélioration de la prise de décision et l'élaboration de politiques industrielles en matière de durabilité et de circularité. La thèse contribue à l’émergence de propositions contribuant à façonner l'avenir de l'acier dans l’Union Européenne. L'industrie sidérurgique européenne est utilisée ici comme un cas d’école, visant à explorer les avantages potentiels pour l’économie circulaire et l’écologie industrielle, d’une intégration d’un outil (Analyse du Cycle de Vie – ACV) dans une méthodologie (Dynamique des Systèmes – SD). Un modèle modulaire pour l’industrie sidérurgique européenne a été construit et, pour 4 des 5 articles développés dans la thèse, 21 simulations ont été effectuées. 12 simulations ont permis d’identifier les contraintes potentielles et les avantages des stratégies de fin de vie; 5 d’évaluer les avantages et les inconvénients des différentes stratégies d’intégration de la chaîne d’approvisionnement (SCI) dans la filière européenne de l’acier; et 4 de traiter des interactions entre les dynamiques biophysiques et économiques sur le marché de l'acier. Le dernier article s’appuie sur une nouvelle méthodologie – les Cercles de Durabilité et le Métabolisme Urbain Durable – pour évaluer les défis et les contributions de l'acier dans le cadre de l’éco-fonctionnalité en milieu urbain. Les résultats ont montré que l’intégration de l’ACV dans les stratégies de développement durable permettait de reproduire assez fidèlement les résultats et les scénarios d’études scientifiques antérieures, tout en suggérant des apports méthodologiques relativement novateurs. Cette recherche opérationnelle est susceptible d'intéresser les managers et des chefs d’entreprises qui s’attachent aux questions d’efficience et de résilience de l’outil industriel, ainsi que les décideurs politiques qui souhaitent cerner les enjeux d’une pénurie de matières premières ou d’une politique de recyclage de l’acier à l’échelle européenne. D'après les résultats de chaque article, il a été observé que (a) le recyclage et la réutilisation pourraient générer des résultats intéressants à moyen et à long terme en matière de circularité, en abandonnant notamment les combustibles fossiles et en développant un tout nouveau marché autour des services de fin de vie; (b) différentes approches en matière de chaine logistique intégrée semblent être prometteuses d'un point de vue environnemental et stratégique; (c) six variables biophysiques clés peuvent avoir une incidence notoire sur les cours au comptant, les cours à terme, les marges d'EBITDA, l'utilisation des capacités de production, la distribution des dividendes et les coûts de fabrication de l'acier; et (d) la dynamique servicielle dans le cadre de l’éco-fonctionnalité peut apporter des avantages significatifs aux villes durables, tout en modifiant considérablement la structure de l’offre sur le marché de l’acier
The present thesis delved into the current and future interactions within the European Steel Industry and of it with the environment it is a part of, with the main objective of supporting decision- and policy-making efforts oriented towards sustainability and circularity, helping to shape the future of steel in the European Community. The thesis used the European Steel Industry as a case study to explore the potential benefits of integrating Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into System Dynamics (SD) under the scopes of Circular Economy and Industrial Ecology. A model representative of the European Steel Industry was built modularly in Stella Architect, following ILCD and ISO guidelines and standards for LCA. Throughout 4 of the 5 articles developed for the present thesis, 21 simulation runs were performed on the aforementioned model: 12 on identifying potential constraints and benefits of End-of-Life policies; 5 assessing the advantages and disadvantages of different Supply Chain Integration (SCI) strategies along European steel supply chains; and 4 addressing the interactions between biophysical and economic dynamics in the steel market. An additional article was developed using the methodologies of Circles of Sustainability and Sustainable Urban Metabolism to appraise the challenges and contributions of steel as part of servitization initiatives in urban environments. Overall results indicated that integrating LCA into SD was not only feasible and capable of reproducing results, trends and behaviors from previous scientific studies, but also of contributing to both methodologies in different levels. This approach has potential to interest policy-makers who seek more granularity within the European Steel Industry as well as decision-makers searching for a broader understanding of their operation’s dynamics beyond the gates, notably regarding raw material scarcity, resource self-sufficiency, and resource ownership retention. From the results of each article it was observed that, (a) pushing for recycling and reuse could generate interesting medium- to long-term results for circularity, transitioning away from fossil fuels and developing a whole new market around end-of-life services; (b) different SCI approaches can be environmentally and strategically promising; (c) six key biophysical variables can distinctively affect spot prices, future prices, EBITDA margins, capacity utilization, dividend payouts, and costs of steelmaking; and (d) servitization can provide significant benefits to sustainable cities, while also being able to substantially alter the supply-side dynamics of steelmaking, highlighting how important it is for steelmakers to pay close attention to the service-providing initiatives that may concern their clients and products
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Bruel, Aurélien. "Proposition d'indicateurs des externalités environnementales basés sur l'ACV et les services écosystémiques." Thesis, Troyes, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TROY0035/document.

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Dans notre société actuelle, il s’avère difficile de déployer l’Écologie industrielle. Ceci peut s’expliquer par le fait que l’information à destination des décideurs est principalement issue des sciences naturelles et de l’ingénieur. Ainsi l’information apportée dans les processus de décision est focalisée sur l’étude physique des flux de matière et d’énergie. Elle semble peu pertinente pour interpeller les décideurs industriel et public. Pour cela, ce travail de thèse a pour objectif de mieux comprendre quels indicateurs utiliser pour mieux intégrer les impacts environnementaux dans les processus de décision industriel et public. Il s’intéresse en particulier à la prise en compte des externalités environnementales dans les processus de décision. Il cherche ainsi à mieux comprendre quelles sont les interactions entre le cycle de vie d’un produit et les services écosystémiques au niveau local au moyen de la méthodologie d’analyse du cycle de vie. Cette proposition est mise à l’épreuve en la développant sur un cas d’étude illustratif modélisant deux services écosystémiques liés au phénomène d’eutrophisation. Ensuite, des indicateurs des systèmes industriels sur les services écosystémiques sont testés dans un processus de validation expérimentale dans deux contextes de prise de décisions différents
In today's society, it is difficult to spread the Industrial ecology. This can be explained by the fact that information for decision makers is mainly outcome from the natural and engineering sciences. Thus, information provided in the decision process is focused on the physical study of material and energy flows. It seems irrelevant to challenge the industrial and public decision makers. For this, this thesis aims to understand which indicators to use to better integrate environmental impacts in the process of industrial and public decision. It is particularly interested in the integration of environmental externalities in the decision process. It seeks to understand what are the interactions between the life cycle of a product and ecosystem services of a territory by using the methodology of Life cycle assessment. This proposal was put to the test by developing an illustrative case study by modeling two ecosystem services related to eutrophication. Then indicators of industrial systems on ecosystem services are tested in an experimental validation process in two different contexts of decision making
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Books on the topic "Life cycle assessment and industrial ecology"

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Francesc, Castells, and Schuhmacher Marta, eds. Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 2004.

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B, Guinée J., ed. Handbook on life cycle assessment: Operational guide to the ISO standards. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

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T, Hendrickson Chris, ed. Environmental life cycle assessment using economic input-output analysis. Washington, D.C: Resources for the Future, 2006.

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W, Vigon B., ed. Life-cycle assessment, inventory guidelines and principles. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 1994.

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International, Workshop on Life-Cycle Assessment and Metals (2002 Montréal Québec). Life-cycle assessment of metals: Issues and research directions : proceedings of the International Workshop on Life-Cycle Assessment and Metals, Montréal, Canada, 15-17 April 2002. Pensacola, FL: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 2005.

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Kronenberg, Jakub. Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology: A Case Study of the Integrated Product Policy of the European Union (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics). New York, USA: Routledge, 2007.

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Graedel, T. E. Industrial ecology. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall, 1995.

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R, Allenby B., ed. Industrial ecology. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall, 1995.

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R, Allenby Braden, ed. Industrial ecology. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall, 2003.

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Fröhling, Magnus, and Michael Hiete, eds. Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment in Industrial Biotechnology. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47066-1.

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Guinée, Jeroen. "Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment: What Is It and What Are Its Challenges?" In Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology, 45–68. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20571-7_3.

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Levine, Stephen H., Thomas P. Gloria, and Eliahu Romanoff. "Application of the Sequential Interindustry Model (SIM) to Life Cycle Assessment." In Handbook of Input-Output Economics in Industrial Ecology, 231–46. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5737-3_12.

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Pacca, Sergio. "Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a Management Tool: An Emphasis on Electricity Generation, Global Climate Change, and Sustainability." In Handbook of Input-Output Economics in Industrial Ecology, 247–61. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5737-3_13.

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Schrijvers, Dieuwertje, Michael Tsang, Francesc Castells, and Guido Sonnemann. "Life-Cycle Assessment." In Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products, 33–78. Second edition. | Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2019. | Revised edition of: Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes / Guido Sonnemann, Francesc Castells, Marta Schuhmacher. c2004.: CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429436949-2.

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Tan, Raymond R., Kathleen B. Aviso, Michael Angelo B. Promentilla, Krista Danielle S. Yu, and Joost R. Santos. "Life Cycle Assessment Models." In Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering, 91–106. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1873-3_7.

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Sonnemann, Guido, Michael Tsang, and Francesc Castells. "Life-Cycle Impact Assessment." In Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products, 79–118. Second edition. | Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2019. | Revised edition of: Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes / Guido Sonnemann, Francesc Castells, Marta Schuhmacher. c2004.: CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429436949-3.

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Tsang, Michael, and Guido Sonnemann. "Life-Cycle Toxicity Assessment." In Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products, 209–37. Second edition. | Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2019. | Revised edition of: Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes / Guido Sonnemann, Francesc Castells, Marta Schuhmacher. c2004.: CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429436949-7.

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Gemechu, Eskinder Demisse, and Guido Sonnemann. "Life-Cycle Criticality Assessment." In Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products, 239–49. Second edition. | Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2019. | Revised edition of: Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes / Guido Sonnemann, Francesc Castells, Marta Schuhmacher. c2004.: CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429436949-8.

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Schulze, Christine, Sebastian Thiede, and Christoph Herrmann. "Life Cycle Assessment of Industrial Cooling Towers." In Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management, 135–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92237-9_15.

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Macombe, Catherine. "Social Life Cycle Assessment for Industrial Biotechnology." In Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment in Industrial Biotechnology, 205–30. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/10_2019_99.

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Conference papers on the topic "Life cycle assessment and industrial ecology"

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Pandelieva, Ivanka. "LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE WINE PRODUCTION." In 14th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION. Stef92 Technology, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2014/b53/s21.032.

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Fiksel, Joseph, and Bhavik Bakshi. "Industrial ecology network optimization with life cycle metrics." In 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/issst.2010.5507698.

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Gudukeya, Loice, and Charles Mbohwa. "Life cycle assessment of steel balls." In 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ieom.2015.7093841.

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Lucia, Bednarova. "THE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) OF SELECTED PRODUCT IN SIMAPRO V.7." In 14th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION. Stef92 Technology, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2014/b53/s21.063.

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Bao, Han P., and Harpreet S. Multani. "Energy-Based Life Cycle Assessment of Industrial Products." In 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. IEEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isee.2007.369379.

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"LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPTHALATE (PET) BOTTLES." In International Conference on Advancements and Recent Innovations in Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering. ELK ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.16962/elkapj/si.arimpie-2016.27.

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Rinawati, Dyah Ika, Diana Puspita Sari, Bambang Purwanggono, and Andy Tri Hermawan. "Environmental impact analysis of batik natural dyes using life cycle assessment." In 3RD INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS, INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING CONFERENCE (MIMEC2017). Author(s), 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5010661.

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Ondova, Marcela. "INTRODUCTION TO SELECTION OF SUITABLE AREAS AND INDICATORS OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF FLY ASH CONCRETE IN ORDER TO OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF FLY ASH IN CONCRETE." In 13th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION. Stef92 Technology, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2013/be5.v1/s20.080.

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Arsyad, Mirza, and Setiadi. "Gate to Gate Life Cycle Assessment Coal Power Plant in Indonesia." In APCORISE 2020: 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering 2020. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3400934.3400995.

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TEIXEIRA, WILSON DE PAULA. "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in Circular Economy Systems: A Bibliometric Literature Review." In IJCIEOM 2020 - International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. IJCIEOM 2020 - International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14488/ijcieom2020_full_0010_37145.

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Reports on the topic "Life cycle assessment and industrial ecology"

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Lezaun, Javier, and Jose M. Valenzuela. Report on First Stakeholder Consultation on Deployment Scenarios for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. OceanNETs, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3289/oceannets_d6.3.

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This report summarizes the first WP6 consultation on ocean liming, which focused on the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of lime produced within existing industrial processes for carbon dioxide removal through ocean alkalinity enhancement (see Deliverable 6.2 for further details on the LCA).
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