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Erschienen in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2/2014

01.02.2014 | EDITORIAL

Data for social LCA

verfasst von: Catherine Benoît Norris

Erschienen in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment | Ausgabe 2/2014

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It is not easy to define the fast-evolving social life cycle assessment (LCA) field. Four years after the publication of the social LCA guidelines by UNEP, the area of research is still defining itself. Perhaps, as Jørgensen (2012) puts it, social LCA is still striving to attain maturity. This might be caused by (1) confusion on the goal and scope of social LCA and (2) a lack of data and practical tools to experience the full breadth of what social LCA seeks to offer. This is changing though, as data and tools are becoming available and will shape again the technique in new ways. …

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Metadaten
Titel
Data for social LCA
verfasst von
Catherine Benoît Norris
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2014
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0948-3349
Elektronische ISSN: 1614-7502
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-013-0644-7

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