Aims and Scope
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become the recognized instrument to assess the
ecological burdens and human health impacts connected with the complete life
cycle (creation, use, end-of-life) of products, processes and activities, enabling the
assessor to model the entire system from which products are derived or in which
processes and activities operate. Due to the steady, world-wide growth of the fi eld
of LCA, the wealth of information produced in journals, reports, books and
electronic media has made it diffi cult for readers to stay abreast of activity and
recent developments in the fi eld. This led to the realization of the need for a
comprehensive and authoritative publication.
The LCA Compendium Book Series will discuss the main drivers in LCA (SETAC,
UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative, etc.), the strengths and limitations of LCA, the
LCA phases as defi ned by ISO standards, specifi c applications of LCA, Life Cycle
Management (LCM) and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). Further
volumes, which are closely related to these themes will cover examples of exemplary
LCA studies ordered according to the importance of the fi elds of application. They
will also present new insights and new developments and will keep the whole work
current. The aim of the series is to provide a well-structured treatise of the fi eld of
LCA to give orientation and guidance through detailed descriptions on all steps
necessary to conduct an LCA study according to the state of the art and in full
agreement with the standards.
The LCA Compendium Book Series anticipates publishing volumes on the
following themes:
• Background and Future Prospects in Life Cycle Assessment (published in
March 2014)
• Goal and Scope Defi nition in Life Cycle Assessment
• Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCI)
• Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) (published in March 2015)
• Interpretation, Critical Review and Reporting in Life Cycle Assessment
• Applications of Life Cycle Assessment
• Special Types of Life Cycle Assessment
• Life Cycle Management (LCM) (to be published in August 2015)
• Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)
• Life Cycle Assessment Worldwide
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11776
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become the recognized instrument to assess the
ecological burdens and human health impacts connected with the complete life
cycle (creation, use, end-of-life) of products, processes and activities, enabling the
assessor to model the entire system from which products are derived or in which
processes and activities operate. Due to the steady, world-wide growth of the fi eld
of LCA, the wealth of information produced in journals, reports, books and
electronic media has made it diffi cult for readers to stay abreast of activity and
recent developments in the fi eld. This led to the realization of the need for a
comprehensive and authoritative publication.
The LCA Compendium Book Series will discuss the main drivers in LCA (SETAC,
UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative, etc.), the strengths and limitations of LCA, the
LCA phases as defi ned by ISO standards, specifi c applications of LCA, Life Cycle
Management (LCM) and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). Further
volumes, which are closely related to these themes will cover examples of exemplary
LCA studies ordered according to the importance of the fi elds of application. They
will also present new insights and new developments and will keep the whole work
current. The aim of the series is to provide a well-structured treatise of the fi eld of
LCA to give orientation and guidance through detailed descriptions on all steps
necessary to conduct an LCA study according to the state of the art and in full
agreement with the standards.
The LCA Compendium Book Series anticipates publishing volumes on the
following themes:
• Background and Future Prospects in Life Cycle Assessment (published in
March 2014)
• Goal and Scope Defi nition in Life Cycle Assessment
• Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCI)
• Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) (published in March 2015)
• Interpretation, Critical Review and Reporting in Life Cycle Assessment
• Applications of Life Cycle Assessment
• Special Types of Life Cycle Assessment
• Life Cycle Management (LCM) (to be published in August 2015)
• Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)
• Life Cycle Assessment Worldwide
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11776