Environmental Assessment of Emerging Technologies: Recommendations for Prospective LCA

Summary The challenge of assessing emerging technologies with life cycle assessment (LCA) has been increasingly discussed in the LCA field. In this article, we propose a definition of prospective LCA: An LCA is prospective when the (emerging) technology studied is in an early phase of development (e...

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Published in:	Journal of industrial ecology Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 1286 - 1294
Main Authors:	Arvidsson, Rickard, Tillman, Anne‐Marie, Sandén, Björn A., Janssen, Matty, Nordelöf, Anders, Kushnir, Duncan, Molander, Sverker
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2018
Subjects:	Biomaterials Biomedical materials Case studies case study Economic development emerging technology Energy technology Environmental assessment Environmental impact Evaluation industrial ecology Life cycle analysis Life cycle assessment life cycle assessment (LCA) Life cycle engineering Life cycles Longitudinal studies Measures Modelling Nanomaterials Nanotechnology Production prospective Prospective studies Scientific papers technological change Technology Usefulness
ISSN:	1088-1980, 1530-9290, 1530-9290
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