Life Cycle Assessment in Industry and Business: Adoption Patterns, Applications and Implications Book

eIntroduction: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Objectives and Scope; Outline.- Framework and Theoretical Background.- Application of LCA in General: Methods; General Application; Years; Commissioning Bodies; Business as Clients; Subjects; Conclusions.- A 'Static' Perspective on LCA Applications - Survey Results: Method, Sample and Evaluation Procedure; Results; Conclusions.- The Dynamics of LCA Adoption and Integration in the Firm - The Results of the Case Studies: Introduction; Summary Reports of Selected Case Studies; Overview on Application Patterns; Conclusions.- The Relationship Between Business and Policy: Expectations and Implications: Business View on Policy; Policy View on Business; Conclusions.- Conclusions and Recommendations: Summarising Results; Interesting Results; Recommendations.