Application of Life Cycle Assessment in Agricultural Circular Economy

Abstract:

Life cycle assessment is a technique to assess potential environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product, process or service. This paper introduces life cycle assessment into the full process of agricultural circular economy. There are increasing environmental risks associated with agricultural circular economy; however, no appropriate assessment and analysis techniques on environmental impact are available. Due to the lack of special life cycle assessment database and available methodology in agricultural circular economy, we proposed a life cycle assessment technical framework with emphasis on problems associated with traditional agricultural circular economy life cycle assessment. This paper is aimed to produce reliable information on the environmental impact assessment for agriculture policy-makers, producers and consumers to help them choose sustainable development agricultural products and processes.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 260-261)
• Pages: 1086-1091
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.260-261.1086
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Xiao Xian Zhang, Fang Ma, Li Wang
• Keywords: Agricultural Circular Economy, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Life Cycle Assessment

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