Life Cycle Approaches to Sustainable
Regional Development
Fritz Balkau and Timothy Grant
Abstract Regional development that is truly sustainable depends on the adoption
of systematic and long-term criteria for decision-making at different levels, taking
into account the full life cycle of raw materials and products, as well as of
infrastructure projects. This session invited the presentation of life cycle management applications from both a scientific and a practitioner point of view, highlighting examples and case studies at regional level. The applications are relevant to
private actors from different economic sectors as well as for public representatives
responsible for regional planning and administrative procedures.
1 Introduction and Session Content
Regional development that is truly sustainable depends on the adoption of systematic and long-term criteria for decision-making at different levels, taking into
account the full life cycle of raw materials and products, as well as of infrastructure
projects. This session invited the presentation of life cycle management applications
from both a scientific and a practitioner point of view, highlighting examples and
case studies at regional level. The applications are relevant to private actors from
different economic sectors as well as for public representatives responsible for
regional planning and administrative procedures.
Life cycle tools presented in this session included LCA, Materials Flow Analysis
(MFA), supply-chain management, eco-design, environmental product declarations
(EPD), and sustainable public purchasing (SPP). These were applied to a variety of
industry sectors such as building and construction, chemicals production, agriculture and food, wood production. All the above life cycle tools are applicable at
F. Balkau (&)
Sustainable Solutions, Paris, France
e-mail: fbalkau@gmail.com
T. Grant
Lifecycles Australia, Melbourne, Australia
© The Author(s) 2018
E. Benetto et al. (eds.), Designing Sustainable Technologies,
Products and Policies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66981-6_48
433
Regional Development
Fritz Balkau and Timothy Grant
Abstract Regional development that is truly sustainable depends on the adoption
of systematic and long-term criteria for decision-making at different levels, taking
into account the full life cycle of raw materials and products, as well as of
infrastructure projects. This session invited the presentation of life cycle management applications from both a scientific and a practitioner point of view, highlighting examples and case studies at regional level. The applications are relevant to
private actors from different economic sectors as well as for public representatives
responsible for regional planning and administrative procedures.
1 Introduction and Session Content
Regional development that is truly sustainable depends on the adoption of systematic and long-term criteria for decision-making at different levels, taking into
account the full life cycle of raw materials and products, as well as of infrastructure
projects. This session invited the presentation of life cycle management applications
from both a scientific and a practitioner point of view, highlighting examples and
case studies at regional level. The applications are relevant to private actors from
different economic sectors as well as for public representatives responsible for
regional planning and administrative procedures.
Life cycle tools presented in this session included LCA, Materials Flow Analysis
(MFA), supply-chain management, eco-design, environmental product declarations
(EPD), and sustainable public purchasing (SPP). These were applied to a variety of
industry sectors such as building and construction, chemicals production, agriculture and food, wood production. All the above life cycle tools are applicable at
F. Balkau (&)
Sustainable Solutions, Paris, France
e-mail: fbalkau@gmail.com
T. Grant
Lifecycles Australia, Melbourne, Australia
© The Author(s) 2018
E. Benetto et al. (eds.), Designing Sustainable Technologies,
Products and Policies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66981-6_48
433