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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
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-020-00376-2
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 | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) |
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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