This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment LCA both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies. With numerous research articles from leading German and Austrian research institutes, the book is a valuable source for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, researchers interested in the current state of LCA research, and advanced university students in various scientific and technical fields. Chapter "Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment (LCA) both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies of strategies in the context of circular economy and new emerging technologies, design of conceptual frameworks, especially related to social LCA, and the use of novel modeling approaches with a focus on energy supply and land use. With research articles from leading German and Austrian research institutes, the book is a valuable source for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, researchers interested in the current state of LCA research, and advanced university students in various scientific and technical fields.  6 chapters are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

The book contains the latest developments in the field of life cycle assessment (LCA) and its application. It contains numerous research articles from leading German research institutes working towards the further development of the methodology. The book provides important insights for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, for researchers interested in the current state of the research of the methodology and its application as well as for advanced university students in different science and engineering fields.

This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment LCA both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies. With numerous research articles from leading German and Austrian research institutes, the book is a valuable source for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, researchers interested in the current state of LCA research, and advanced university students in various scientific and technical fields. Chapter "Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Die Bewahrung der naturlichen Umwelt auch fur zukunftige Generationen hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten eine zunehmende gesellschaftliche Relevanz erlangt. Heute kann - zumindest in den westlichen Industriestaaten - kein aufwandiger Industriebetrieb errichtet und kein neues, komplexes Produkt auf den Markt gebracht werden, ohne dass die damit verbundenen Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt und den Menschen vertieft untersucht werden. Damit hat auch der Bedarf an Methoden und Ansatzen zugenommen, die jeweilige Umweltsituation systematisch und fair zu erheben, zu bilanzieren und zu bewerten. Das vorliegende Buch stellt das dazu benoetigte methodische Wissen zusammen und zeigt anschauliche Anwendungsbeispiele auf. * Die heute fast unuberschaubare Anzahl von Methoden und Ansatzen zur Umweltbewertung wird strukturiert hinsichtlich der grundlegenden Modellierungs- und Bewertungsansatze. Damit kann ein vertieftes Verstandnis allgemeiner Prinzipien und Anwendungsfelder entwickelt werden. * Modellierungs- und Bewertungsansatze, die im Wesentlichen auf natur- und ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Grundlagen basieren, werden detailliert und mit Praxisbeispielen erlautert, um in die Anwendung der jeweiligen Umweltbewertungsmethoden einzufuhren. * Weitergehende Konzepte und Ansatze mit eher gesellschaftswissenschaftlichem Kontext werden mit ihren Charakteristika und Zielsetzungen zusammenfassend vorgestellt und damit eine Orientierung uber das gesamte Feld der Technikbewertung gegeben. Damit werden insbesondere im Hinblick auf die ingenieurtechnische Anwendung die Werkzeuge dargestellt, mit denen Umweltauswirkungen von Produkten, Prozessen und Dienstleistungen erfasst, analysiert und bewertet werden koennen.

The book contains the latest developments in the field of life cycle assessment (LCA) and its application. It contains numerous research articles from leading German research institutes working towards the further development of the methodology. The book provides important insights for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, for researchers interested in the current state of the research of the methodology and its application as well as for advanced university students in different science and engineering fields.