Locating Hotspots for the Social Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-Based Products from Short Rotation Coppice.

ABSTRACT: The establishment of new value chains raises expectations in economic and social benefits. To determine whether these expectations can be fulfilled or whether there are also negative consequences, social aspects should be assessed as early as the R&D phase. Potential social impacts can be assessed with the help of a social life cycle assessment (SLCA). A common problem in SLCA studies is the large number of social aspects. Thus, it is important to prioritize the most relevant aspects. Scholars agree that socioeconomic indicators should not be selected on a purely intuitive and common sense basis and that a standardized approach is missing. A three-step process has been developed to identify the most vulnerable and relevant social aspects. These three steps were implemented into a case stud

SUBMITTER: Furtner D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7993984 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature