Natural biotic resources in LCA: Towards an impact assessment model for sustainable supply chain management.

ABSTRACT: Natural resources, biotic and abiotic, are fundamental from both the ecological and socio-economic point of view, being at the basis of life-support. However, since the demand for finite resources continues to increase, the sustainability of current production and consumption patterns is questioned both in developed and developing countries. A transition towards an economy based on biotic renewable resources (bio-economy) is considered necessary in order to support a steady provision of resources, representing an alternative to an economy based on fossil and abiotic resources. However, to ensure a sustainable use of biotic resources, there is the need of properly accounting for their use along supply chains as well as defining a robust and comprehensive impact assessment model. Since so fa

SUBMITTER: Crenna E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5750818 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature