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Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in a Smart and/or Sustainable World

Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in a Smart and/or Sustainable World

Aryan Shahabian, Alireza Fadai, Thomas Peruzzi
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 31
ISBN13: 9781799803157|ISBN10: 1799803155|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799803164|EISBN13: 9781799803171
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0315-7.ch009
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Shahabian, Aryan, et al. "Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in a Smart and/or Sustainable World." Interdisciplinary Approaches to Public Policy and Sustainability, edited by Rituparna Das and Nivedita Mandal, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 177-207. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0315-7.ch009

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Shahabian, A., Fadai, A., & Peruzzi, T. (2020). Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in a Smart and/or Sustainable World. In R. Das & N. Mandal (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Approaches to Public Policy and Sustainability (pp. 177-207). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0315-7.ch009

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Shahabian, Aryan, Alireza Fadai, and Thomas Peruzzi. "Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in a Smart and/or Sustainable World." In Interdisciplinary Approaches to Public Policy and Sustainability, edited by Rituparna Das and Nivedita Mandal, 177-207. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0315-7.ch009

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Abstract

Today, even in developed countries, performing life-cycle assessment (LCA) is still a challenging and complex process, mixed with the possibility of significant errors—namely due to unreliable input data derived from unrepresentative sampling. Some scientific texts illustrate the so-called Smart World—where such errors are minimized via the exchange of information between everything globally. This may sound contradictory to the fact that now almost half the world population do not even have internet access. However, this chapter shows—by reasoning, review, and synthesis of the literature, theories, and data—that the emergence of the Smart World is plausible. Yet, it will not necessarily be sustainable, unless “smartness” is (re)defined in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. Otherwise, also, LCA might become obsolete, or its goals may transmute to non-sustainable ones. Focusing on examples from the construction industry and their interactions with other sectors, some shortcuts are also suggested to facilitate innovations and development of LCA and decision-making procedures.

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