Life Cycle Assessment
About the course
Target group
Students, professionals, teachers interested or involved in food-water-nutrient value chain, including farmers and agroindustry
Key words
Course introduction
This detailed course content should help participants understand the essential concepts, tools, and methodologies behind Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and how to apply them in real-world situations for sustainability decision-making.
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Assessment
5 Quizzes
Learning outcomes
Through a combination of theoretical concepts and practical examples, participants will:
- Know the definition of sustainable development and implementation of environmental aspects.
- Know the life cycle assessment methodology, phases and main concepts.
- Identify life cycle impact categories, regional methodologies for assessing environmental impact, and tools and databases used to conduct LCA studies.
- Understand the concept of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) that include environmental, economic, and social dimensions, providing a holistic view of sustainability.
- Know Environmental Life Cycle Assessment method that examines the environmental performance of a product or service throughout its entire life cycle.
- Understand Social Life Cycle Assessment, an essential tool for understanding and improving the social impacts of products and services.
- Understand Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC), a valuable tool for decision-making, helping businesses and organizations evaluate the long-term costs of a product or process beyond the initial investment, including hidden environmental and operational costs.
More detailed Learning Outcomes can be found in module introductions.
Life Cycle Assessment
Lessons
Introduction 1. Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment I 2. Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment II 3. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment 4. Social and Socioeconomic Life Cycle Assessment 5. Economic Life Cycle Assessment References
Project nr. 101110547.
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.