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LCA Methodology
LCA in Japan: Policy and Progress
David Hunkeler; Itaru Yasui; Ryoichi Yamamoto
Corresponding author:: David Hunkeler, Department of Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
A summary of the current Japanese activities related to Life Cycle Assessment are presented with a specific comparison of Life Cycle Impact Assessment in relation to European tendencies. Japanese organizations involved in LCA, recent legislation impacting LCA activities and LCA case studies are also tabulated. The LCA priorities of policy makers and industrialists are discussed in comparison and compared to those in the United States. Projects within the Life Cycle Assessment Society of Japan and Man-Earth Project are highlighted including the construction of a public LCI data base and the prediction of 21st century environmental crises. | | Keywords: ecobalance; ecometricds; Japan, LCA; LCA, policy and progress in Japan; life cycle management; policy and progress, LCA in Japan |
3 LCA (3) 124-130 (1998)
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