Life Cycle Assessment: Indicators of Sustainability

2/20/01


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Life Cycle Assessment: Indicators of Sustainability

Life Cycle Assessment

What is Environmental Sustainability

What are acceptable levels?

Life Cycle Impact Categories

Life Cycle Impact Assessment

Eutrophication Mechanism & Indicators

LCA Indicators tracked over time measure progress towards sustainability

Tracking Towards Sustainability

Distance from Sustainability

Distance from Target

N-dimensional sustainability

Average sustainability index

Environmental Sustainability Model

Special considerations of LCA sustainability measurements

Temporal considerations for sustainability targets

Author: Rita C. Schenck

Email: rita@iere.org

Home Page: http://www.iere.org