Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products

Summary

The book covers the use of life-cycle assessment, risk assessment, and a combined framework of the two in the evaluation of environmental damages and sustainability constraints. The new edition will take into account new developments in the last 10 years and will extend the scope of the book to cover also products. This broader concept of integration and complementary use of life cycle and risk assessment will introduce new cases and will discuss them throughout the book. Moreover, it introduces new standards at the international level and provides the latest developments in life cycle impact assessment and environmental risk assessment as important elements of sustainability projects.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Principles in Sustainability Management

[Guido Sonnemann, Francesc Castells, and Marta Schuhmacher]

2. Life-Cycle Assessment

[Dieuwertje Schrijvers, Michael Tsang, Francesc Castells, and Guido Sonnemann]

3. Life-Cycle Impact Assessment

[Guido Sonnemann, Michael Tsang, and Francesc Castells]

4. Environmental Risk Assessment

[Marta Schuhmacher, Montserrat Mari, Michael Tsang, and Guido Sonnemann]

5. Criticality Assessment of Natural Resources

[Dimitra Ioannidou and Guido Sonnemann]

6. Combining and Integrating Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment

[Michael Tsang and Guido Sonnemann]

7. Life-Cycle Toxicity Assessment

[Michael Tsang and Guido Sonnemann]

8. Life-Cycle Criticality Assessment

[Eskinder Demisse Gemechu and Guido Sonnemann]

9. Uncertainty Assessment by Monte Carlo Simulation

[Guido Sonnemann, Luiz Kulay, Yolanda Pla, Michael Tsang, and Marta Schuhmacher]

10. Environmental Damage Estimations for Industrial Process Chains

[Guido Sonnemann, Marta Schuhmacher, and Francesc Castells]

11. Site-Dependent Impact Analysis

[Guido Sonnemann, Ralph O. Harthan, Karl-Michael Nigge, Marta Schuhmacher, and Francesc Castells]

12. Applications of Environmental Impact Analysis in Industrial Process Chains

[Francisco Sánchez-Soberón, Montserrat Mari, Vikas Kumar, Julio Rodrigo, Montserrat Meneses, Haydée Yrigoyen, Francesc Castells, and Marta Schuhmacher]

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