Social Life Cycle Assessment An Insight

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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Other Authors: Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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