1. Life Cycle Assessment: Origins, principles and context; 2. The development of life cycle assessment methods and applications; 3. Life cycle assessment in practice; 4. Life cycle assessment as decision support - A systemic critique; 5. The Australian environment - Impact assessment in a sunburnt country; 6. Life cycle assessment and waste management; 7. Life cycle assessment: Applications in the built environment; 8. Will the well run dry? Developments in water resource planning and impact assessment; 9. LCA and agriculture: challenges and prospects; 10. Climate change responses: Carbon offsets, biofuels and the LCA contribution; 11. Accelerating LCA uptake: Life Cycle Management and 'quick' LCA tools; 12. Prospects for LCA development and practice in the quest for sustainable consumption.
Ralph Horne has over 15 years' experience in research and consulting on environmental assessment in the UK and Australia. His research interest in the role of Life Cycle Assessment in driving sustainable responses to climate change extends to housing and households. Product and packaging eco-design, waste and product life cycle assessment are also a continuing theme. He also supervises doctoral research and undertakes applied projects in sustainable built environments, design and social context.
"While this book is aimed primarily at an academic and tecnhnical
audience, it is a very good introduction for anyone-managers,
policy-makers and designers-needing to understand how LCA can help
them make more informed choices and tread more lightly on the
planet."
"Written by some of the best in the business in Australia, it
provides a valuable insight into a methodology that is likely to
play a key role in shaping our choices in the future."
The recent work from CSIRO is a welcome addition. It is clearly
written, easy to follow, and a manageable length of 192 pages. The
sections on agricultural impacts and biofuels development are
especially timely as the desire for alternate fuels is at a peak.
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