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A Model of Simplified LCA for Agri-Food SMEs

In: Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS)

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  • Ioannis Arzoumanidis

    (University G. d’Annunzio)

  • Alessandra Zamagni

    (ENEA)

  • Andrea Raggi

    (University G. d’Annunzio)

  • Luigia Petti

    (University G. d’Annunzio)

  • Daniele Magazzeni

    (King’s College)

Abstract

This Chapter describes and discusses the approach for identifying a simplified life cycle assessment (LCA) model suited for SMEs in the agri-food sector, addressing both the supply (developments of methods and tools) and demand (what stakeholders desire from a life cycle tool) side of the simplification problem. As far as the demand side is concerned, building on the results of the analysis carried out in Chap. 5, a literature review was carried out, aimed at identifying and characterising already existing simplified approaches and tools. On the supply side, the results of the review were crosschecked with the main outcomes of a survey about the need for simplification, the stakeholders of interest and their needs. This allowed the identification of some criteria for identifying the suitable simplified tool, which was subsequently selected by applying decision making methodologies belonging to the family of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory. This process resulted in the choice of eVerdEE. The validation of this choice is described in Chap. 7, through the application of this tool to a case study and its parallel analysis with the results of a detailed LCA.

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  • Ioannis Arzoumanidis & Alessandra Zamagni & Andrea Raggi & Luigia Petti & Daniele Magazzeni, 2013. "A Model of Simplified LCA for Agri-Food SMEs," Springer Books, in: Roberta Salomone & Maria Teresa Clasadonte & Maria Proto & Andrea Raggi (ed.), Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS), edition 127, chapter 0, pages 123-150, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-94-007-6116-2_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6116-2_6
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    1. Ioannis Arzoumanidis & Andrea Raggi & Luigia Petti, 2014. "Considerations When Applying Simplified LCA Approaches in the Wine Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-11, August.

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