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Nathan, Christopher and Coles, Stuart R. (2020) Life cycle assessment and judgement. NanoEthics, 14 (3). pp. 271-283. doi:10.1007/s11569-020-00376-2 ISSN 1871-4757.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-020-00376-2

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Abstract

It has become a standard for researchers carrying out biotechnology projects to do a life cycle assessment (LCA). This is a process for assessing the environmental impact of a technology, product or policy. Doing so is no simple matter, and in the last decades, a rich set of methodologies has developed around LCA. However, the proper methods and meanings of the process remain contested. Preceding the development of the international standard that now governs LCA, there was a lively debate in the academic community about the inclusion of ‘values’ within the process. We revisit this debate and reconsider the way forward for LCA. We set out ways in which those outside of science can provide input into LCAs by informing the value assumptions at stake. At the same time, we will emphasize that the role of those within the scientific community need not (and sometimes, will inevitably not) involve value-free inquiry. We carry out this exploration through a case study of a particular technology project that sought ways to produce industrial and consumer products from algal oils.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Environmental impact analysis -- Evaluation, Sustainability -- Evaluation, Sustainable engineering
Journal or Publication Title: NanoEthics
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISSN: 1871-4757
Official Date: December 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2020Published
26 November 2020Available
14 September 2020Accepted
Volume: 14
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 271-283
DOI: 10.1007/s11569-020-00376-2
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 4 December 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access: 7 December 2020

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