Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

The ECO-indicator 98 explained

The ECO-indicator 98 explained The Eco-Indicator 98 project aims at a complete revision of the Eco-Indicator 95 methodology. Like its predecessor, the target is to develop single scores for designers. The method now includes resources and land use. Important improvements are: the use of fate analysis, the much better definition of the damage categories concerned with human health and ecosystem health, using the PAF (Potentially Affected Fraction) and DALY (Disability Adjusted Life Years) concept, and a completely new approach to modelling resources and land use. Perhaps the most fundamental improvement is the management system for value choices. The result of this management system is that there will be three instead of one indicator. Each version is based on a different cultural perspective. The method should be updated continuously. It is proposed to set up an independent organisation to guide this future development. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Springer Journals

The ECO-indicator 98 explained

Download PDF
9 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/the-eco-indicator-98-explained-PMb9pM3qr6

References (7)

Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 by Ecomed Publishers
Subject
Environment; Environment, general; Environmental Economics
ISSN
0948-3349
eISSN
1614-7502
DOI
10.1007/BF02979347
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

The Eco-Indicator 98 project aims at a complete revision of the Eco-Indicator 95 methodology. Like its predecessor, the target is to develop single scores for designers. The method now includes resources and land use. Important improvements are: the use of fate analysis, the much better definition of the damage categories concerned with human health and ecosystem health, using the PAF (Potentially Affected Fraction) and DALY (Disability Adjusted Life Years) concept, and a completely new approach to modelling resources and land use. Perhaps the most fundamental improvement is the management system for value choices. The result of this management system is that there will be three instead of one indicator. Each version is based on a different cultural perspective. The method should be updated continuously. It is proposed to set up an independent organisation to guide this future development.

Journal

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 24, 2008

There are no references for this article.