FRONT COVER refers to the following outcome of the case stuy "LCA of an Italian Lager Beer" (pp. 133–139): In order to improve the environmental performance of the beer life cycle, producers should set up marketing strategies in favour of reusable packaging, and consumers should prefer draught beer and reduce car use. As beer consumption phase, bottle production and recycling and barley cultivation were found to be very significant stages of the life cycle of the beer; deepening the analysis of these aspects in similar studies is suggested. --- COVER DESIGN: Edwin Grondinger, abavo GmbH, Nebelhornstraße 8, 86807 Buchloe, Germany (edwin.grondinger@abavo.de; www.abavo.de)
