Life cycle thinking tools: life cycle assessment, life cycle costing and social life cycle assessment

Sara Toniolo; Roberta Chiara Tosato; Fabio Gambaro; Jingzheng Ren

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818355-7.00003-8

Life cycle thinking tools: life cycle assessment, life cycle costing and social life cycle assessment

Sara Toniolo, Roberta Chiara Tosato, Fabio Gambaro, Jingzheng Ren

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Abstract

This chapter introduces life cycle thinking tools, namely life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC), and social life cycle assessment (S-LCA). All the three tools are presented through the practical phases to perform them. LCA methodology is described along with the four phases envisaged by the standards ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006. LCC technique, which is not structured by a specific international standard, is presented according to a methodology proposed by some authors and which comprises 10 steps. S-LCA is described presenting the four phases suggested by the UNEP/SETAC guidelines, published in 2009. Similarities and differences among these three life cycle thinking tools are highlighted and discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision-Making
Subtitle of host publication	Methodologies and Case Studies
Publisher	Elsevier
Chapter	3
Pages	39-56
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128183557
ISBN (Print)	9780128183557
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818355-7.00003-8
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Life cycle assessment (LCA)
Life cycle costing (LCC)
Life cycle instruments
Social life cycle assessment (S-LCA)

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General Environmental Science

UN SDGs

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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision-Making: Methodologies and Case Studies. Elsevier, 2020. p. 39-56.

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