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Extending the Boundaries of Life‐Cycle Assessment through Environmental Economic Input‐Output Models

Extending the Boundaries of Life‐Cycle Assessment through Environmental Economic Input‐Output Models H. Scott Matthews and Mitchell J. Small Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA An exhaustive LCA begins with an invenife-cycle assessment (LCA) is a cornerstone of current practice in industrial ecology, tory that quantifies the inputs and outputs (malinking the product life cycle, from design to dis- terials and energy use, environmental position, with the environmental impacts gener- discharges, etc.) associated with each stage of ated at each stage. It is one of the ways that the life cycle. In addition, practitioners often atindustrial ecology brings a systems approach to tempt to assess the effects of the estimated inenvironmental analysis. LCA aids environmen- ventory, creating a life-cycle impact assessment tal improvement by revealing the complete im- (LCIA). This is done by characterizing and ranking the expected effects of pact of a product, rather than releasing the inventory into just the emissions generated in the usual course of production An EIO-LCA model . . . the environment. The data by the manufacturer. Manufac- provides the complete sup- burden of a conventional LCI or LCA can be substantial, due turers, service providers, and government agencies can use ply chain of economic activ- to logistical as well as proprithese methods to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Industrial Ecology Wiley

Extending the Boundaries of Life‐Cycle Assessment through Environmental Economic Input‐Output Models

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Copyright © 2000 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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1088-1980
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H. Scott Matthews and Mitchell J. Small Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA An exhaustive LCA begins with an invenife-cycle assessment (LCA) is a cornerstone of current practice in industrial ecology, tory that quantifies the inputs and outputs (malinking the product life cycle, from design to dis- terials and energy use, environmental position, with the environmental impacts gener- discharges, etc.) associated with each stage of ated at each stage. It is one of the ways that the life cycle. In addition, practitioners often atindustrial ecology brings a systems approach to tempt to assess the effects of the estimated inenvironmental analysis. LCA aids environmen- ventory, creating a life-cycle impact assessment tal improvement by revealing the complete im- (LCIA). This is done by characterizing and ranking the expected effects of pact of a product, rather than releasing the inventory into just the emissions generated in the usual course of production An EIO-LCA model . . . the environment. The data by the manufacturer. Manufac- provides the complete sup- burden of a conventional LCI or LCA can be substantial, due turers, service providers, and government agencies can use ply chain of economic activ- to logistical as well as proprithese methods to

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Journal of Industrial Ecology – Wiley

Published: Jul 1, 2000

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