City University of Hong Kong
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool to quantify and assess environmental impacts of a product. In this seminar, the basic principles of LCA, accounting framework, applications and current developments are discussed in the context of developing a curriculum.ISO standards, 14040, 14041, 14042, 14043 and 14044 are important references in understanding the basic principles of LCA. The self-contained nature of an LCA study following goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment and interpretation will be emphasized. Key decision-variables in conducting an LCA study including system boundary selection, allocation rules, and choice of Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) will be discussed. A selected number of applications of LCA will be illustrated at both product-level and policy-level. A number of recent developments in LCA will be introduced, where consequential LCA, and hybrid LCA will be highlighted. The curriculum in Minnesota will be described, which is very much focused on hands-on exercises using Ecoinvent2000 and CMLCA software tools.
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Event: |
MEEM Seminar 0809_022 |
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Date: |
09 January 2008 (Friday) |
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Time: |
10:30am (Tea reception at 10:00am) |
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Venue: |
B6619 (MEEM Conference Room) |
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Speaker: |
Dr. Sangwon SUH |
Prof. Suk is teaching in University of Minnesota, USA. He obtained his PhD at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Dr. Suk is a councilor of International Society for Industrial Ecology, Chair-elect of Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology (for 2012), Associate Editor of International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment and a member of Advisory Board of Eco-Industrial Development Council. Suh has been named as one of the 18 members of the International Panel on Sustainable Resource Management by the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP).
Enquiry: MEEM General Office (Tel: 2788 8420 Email: mego@cityu.edu.hk )