This course, Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, introduces the methodology to analyse the environmental burdens of product and service systems.
Introduction to LCA
Full Code
SUS0101205
Module Type
E-learning
Description
This course, Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, introduces the methodology to analyse the environmental burdens of product and service systems.
Prof Dr Matthias Finkbeiner guides you in exploring life cycle assessment (LCA) through the use of instructional videos. Society requires the means to process a tremendous amount of data to make informed decisions for design and consumption of products and services.
LCA is the standards based approach to organise and synthesise this data, taking into consideration the whole life of a product or service, from extraction of raw materials, through manufacturing, use, and end-of-life.
What you will learn
- Define life cycle assessment;
- Recognise when to use life cycle assessment in decision making;
- Name the different phases of a life cycle assessment study; and
- Outline how a life cycle assessment study is undertaken.
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