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What is Life Cycle Assessment

Chapter 3
Handbook of Research on Recent Developments in Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering Education
Life cycle assessment evaluates the eco-impact of products throughout all cycles of a product’s life, starting from the extraction of the ore to the recycle or reuse of the products. Materials and manufacturing constitute major components of the life cycle assessment.
Published in Chapter:
Linking Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum to Design and Manufacturing Challenges of the Automotive Industry
Fugen Daver (RMIT University, Australia) and Roger Hadgraft (CQ University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8183-5.ch003
Abstract
Materials engineering applications are becoming more widespread, varied and sophisticated due to advances in science and increasing interdisciplinary cooperation. To be able to impart engineering graduates with the required technical background, educators need to update the course syllabus and the program curriculum continuously. Most importantly, in a world of constant change, educators need to develop the right graduate capabilities in engineering students. This calls for new, innovative teaching approaches to materials education. This chapter demonstrates the authors' teaching approach through the design and development of an Automotive Materials course at postgraduate level in an ‘International Automotive Engineering' program at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. To elucidate this teaching approach to materials education, the authors discuss in detail the need to impart an up-to-date understanding of new, alternative materials, the development of graduate capabilities, interdisciplinary systems thinking towards materials education, and the environmental sustainability of engineering materials.
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Chapter 16
Impacts of Remediation of Halogenated Organic Compounds in Soils and Sediments
A tool to analyze and evaluate the burdens of a product or an activity covering its all life cycle.
Published in Chapter: Impacts of Remediation of Halogenated Organic Compounds in Soils and Sediments; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Developments and Environmental Impacts of Ecological Chemistry
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Chapter 8
Circular Economy and Sustainable Tourism Management: Uncertainties and Challenges Ahead
An analysis of the impact one object has on the world around it. The analysis of the environmental impact one object has on the world - abbreviation LCA.
Published in Chapter: Circular Economy and Sustainable Tourism Management: Uncertainties and Challenges Ahead; From: Social Media Strategies for Tourism Interactivity
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Integrated Approach to Product and Process Design Based on Life Cycle Engineering
A structured process to evaluate the environmental burdens associated with a product, process or activity by identifying and quantifying energy, used materials and wastes released to the environment, to assess their impact on the environment, and to evaluate opportunities and implement initiatives aiming environmental improvements. The assessment includes the entire life cycle of the product, process or activity, encompassing raw materials extracting and processing; manufacturing, transportation and distribution; use, reuse and maintenance; recycling and final disposal.
Published in Chapter: Integrated Approach to Product and Process Design Based on Life Cycle Engineering; From: Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives
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Chapter 12
Ceramic Industry 4.0: Paths of Revolution in Traditional Products
Assessment of the environmental impacts applied to the different stages of a product's life cycle.
Published in Chapter: Ceramic Industry 4.0: Paths of Revolution in Traditional Products; From: Technological Developments in Industry 4.0 for Business Applications
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Chapter 14
Gamification and Household Energy Saving: Insights From the EnerGAware Project
Methodology used to quantify the environmental impacts arising from inputs (including consumption of raw materials, energy, and water) and outputs (including waste and emissions generation) over a product’s entire life cycle.
Published in Chapter: Gamification and Household Energy Saving: Insights From the EnerGAware Project; From: Handbook of Research on Gamification Dynamics and User Experience Design
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