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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) is a developing method for evaluating all environmental, social and economic negative impacts and benefits in decision-making processes towards more sustainable products throughout their life cycle.
Themes
Job requirements and qualificationsAutonomy
Human toxicity
Human toxicity indirect (emissions)
Climate change
Smog
Physical hazards
Acidification
Ecotoxicity
Eutrophication
Ozone depletion
Physical habitat quality (inc. biodiversity)
Water quantity
Land use
Product quantity and quality
Industrial requirements
Labour in lifecycle
Social equity
Non-renewable resources (inc. energy)
Labour rights
Geographical scale
LocalGlobal
Regional
Assessment type
QuantitativeSpatial focus of impact
GeneralLife Cycle
Cradle to gateCradle to grave
Technical Stage
DevelopmentCommercial
