Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector: Case Studies, Methodological Issues and Best PracticesGebundene Ausgabe
The book presents an overview of the International practices and state-of-the-art of L C A studies in the agri-food sector, both in terms of adopted methodologies and application to particular products; the final purpose is to characterise and put order within the methodological issues connected to some important agri-food products (wine, olive oil, cereals and derived products, meat and fruit) and also defining practical guidelines for the implementation of L C As in this particular sector. The first chapter entails an overview of the application of L C A to the food sector, the role of the different actors of the food supply chain and the methodological issues at a general level. The other chapters, each with a particular reference to the main foods of the five sectors under study, have a common structure which entails the review of L C A case studies of such agri-food products, the methodological issues, the ways with which they have been faced and the suggestion of practical guidelines.
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