| Description |
xi, 175 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
LIfe cycle assessment : origins, principles and context / Ralph E Horne -- The development of life cycle assessment methods and applications / Karli L Verghese, Tim Grant and Ralph E Horne -- Life cycle assessment in practice / Tim Grant -- Life cycle assessment as decision support : a systemic critique / Tim Grant and Fran Macdonald -- The Australian environment : impact assessment in a sunburnt country / Tim Grant -- Life cycle assessment and waste management / Karli L Verghese -- Life cycle assessment : applications in the built environment / Ralph E Horne -- Will the well run dry? Developments in water resource planning and impact assessment / Andrew S Carre and Ralph E Horne -- Life cycle assessment and agriculture : challenges and prospects / Ralph E Horne and Tim Grant -- Climate change responses : carbon offsets, biofuels and the life cycle assessment contribution / Scott McAlister and Ralph E Horne -- Accelerating life cycle assessment uptake : life cycle management and 'quick' LCA tools / Ralph E Horne and Karli L Verghese -- Porspects for life cycle assessment development and practice in the quest for sustainable consumption / Ralph E Horne, Tim Grant and Karli L Verghese |
| Summary |
Presentation of Life Cycle Assessment studies undertaken by the Centre for Design at RMIT University for various companies and government departments |
| Analysis |
Environmental impact analysis |
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Environmental risk assessment |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser. Downloading of an entire book requires Adobe Digital Editions. Use of bookmarks requires individual registration with Amigo Reader |
| Subject |
Life cycle costing -- Australia -- Methodology.
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Biomass energy.
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Environmental risk assessment -- Australia.
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Life cycle costing -- Methodology.
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Environmental risk assessment.
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Environmental impact analysis.
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Environmental impact analysis -- Australia.
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| Author |
Grant, Tim (Timothy Francis), 1967-
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Verghese, Karli.
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| LC no. |
2009397763 |
| ISBN |
9780643094529 paperback |
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