Social Life Cycle Assessment An Insight / edited by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.

This book details the primary concepts of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), integration of social aspects in product life cycles, quantification of social impacts in S-LCA, impact categorization in S-LCA, methodological aspects of S-LCA, and detailed case studies. As the societal implications of...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
Springer eBook Collection.
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Summary:This book details the primary concepts of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), integration of social aspects in product life cycles, quantification of social impacts in S-LCA, impact categorization in S-LCA, methodological aspects of S-LCA, and detailed case studies. As the societal implications of producing a product are coming to take on a new importance, the concept of Social Life Cycle Assessment has recently been developed and is becoming increasingly prominent. However, S-LCA is still in its infancy and its impact categories for many industrial segments are still under development.
Physical Description:IX, 252 p. 20 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9789812872968
ISSN:2345-7651
DOI:10.1007/978-981-287-296-8