Title : Modeling Crop Rotations and Co-Products in Agricultural Life Cycle Assessments
Author : Gerhard Brankatschk
Publisher : Springer Vieweg; 1st ed. 2019 edition (September 10, 2018)
Publication date : September 10, 2018
Language : English
Volume : 216 pages
Gerhard Brankatschk provides solutions for methodological limitations of agricultural Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). The author solves challenges of attributing multifunctionality (co-products) and temporal system boundaries (crop rotations) of agricultural systems by establishing two new Life Cycle Inventory methodologies, which conform to ISO-standards on LCA. The new methods help to assess temporal, spatial, and multifunctional complexity of agricultural systems and to improve the reliability of life cycle based sustainability assessments of agriculture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Front Matter
Pages I-XXII
Introduction
Gerhard Brankatschk
Pages 1-10
Results
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Pages 11-120
Discussion
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Pages 121-135
Conclusions
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Pages 137-141
Prospects
Gerhard Brankatschk
Pages 143-145
International Initiatives on Global Challenges for Agriculture
Gerhard Brankatschk
Pages 147-165
Back Matter
Pages 167-194