Social Life Cycle Assessment: An Introduction

Andreas Moltesen; Alexandra Bonou; Arne Wangel; Kossara Petrova Bozhilova-Kisheva

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3_16

Social Life Cycle Assessment: An Introduction

Andreas Moltesen, Alexandra Bonou, Arne Wangel, Kossara Petrova Bozhilova-Kisheva

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Abstract

An expansion of the LCA framework has been going on through the development of ‘social life cycle assessment’—S-LCA. The methodology, still in its infancy, has the goal of assessing social impacts related to a product’s life cycle. This chapter introduces S-LCA framework area and the related challenges. It outlines the main conceptual differences between LCA and S-LCA and discusses the barriers in terms of methodological development and potential application. Three case studies are presented applying S-LCA in different contexts and using varying methods. In the light of the outlined differences, perspectives for the future development of S-LCA are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Life Cycle Assessment: Theory and practice
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2018
Pages	401-422
Chapter	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3_16
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Business and Management
Sustainability Management
Sustainable Development
Renewable and Green Energy
Manufacturing, Machines, Tools
Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment

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Moltesen, A., Bonou, A., Wangel, A., & Bozhilova-Kisheva, K. P. (2018). Social Life Cycle Assessment: An Introduction. In Life Cycle Assessment: Theory and practice (pp. 401-422). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3_16

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