Social Life Cycle Assessment, 2015 An Insight Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes Series

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.

A Review of Social Life Cycle Assessment Methodologies.- Socioeconomic LCA of Milk Production in Canada.- Social life cycle assessment in the South African sugar industry: Issues and views.- Social Life cycle assessment application: stakeholder implication in cultural heritage sector.- Assessment of Social Impacts of Chemical and Food Products in the Czech Republic.- Partial Organization and Social LCA development: The creation and expansion of an epistemic community.- Social Life cycle assessment in a managerial perspective: an integrative approach for business strategy.

Highlights the methodological and structural aspects of S-LCA

Includes case studies on S-LCA for various industrial segments

Details the challenges and future of S-LCA

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras