Title :
Economic valuation in LCA-potential in supporting decision making
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Lab., Minist. of Int. Trade & Ind., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
The benefit of integrating life cycle assessment (LCA) and the monetary valuation technique has been proposed by reviewing standardization work in ISO and existing impact assessment methodologies as well as discussing its potential use in the decision-making process in industry. In order to obtain necessary data in applying the approach to Japanese society, a contingent valuation method (CVM) survey to estimate benefits of small reductions of mortality risk associated with ambient air pollution exposures has been conducted in the Tokyo area
Keywords :
ISO standards; air pollution; design for environment; economics; product development; standardisation; Japanese society; Tokyo; ambient air pollution exposures; contingent valuation method survey; decision making support; economic valuation; impact assessment methodologies; life cycle assessment integration; mortality risk reductions; product design; product environmental impacts; product life cycle; standardization work; Cost accounting; Decision making; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Guidelines; IEC standards; ISO standards; Mechanical engineering; Raw materials; Standardization;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747718
