Modeling Crop Rotations and Co-Products in Agricultural Life Cycle Assessments

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-658-23587-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 286 g

Reihe: Research

Gerhard Brankatschk provides solutions for methodological limitations of agricultural Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). The author solves challenges of attributing multifunctionality (co-products) and temporal system boundaries (crop rotations) of agricultural systems by establishing two new Life Cycle Inventory methodologies, which conform to ISO-standards on LCA. The new methods help to assess temporal, spatial, and multifunctional complexity of agricultural systems and to improve the reliability of life cycle based sustainability assessments of agriculture.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brankatschk, Gerhard

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Challenges in LCA for Agricultural Systems.- Application of the Cereal Unit in a New Allocation Procedure for Agricultural LCAs.- Modeling Crop Rotation in Agricultural LCAs.- Crop Rotations and Crop Residues are Relevant Parameters for Agricultural Carbon Footprints.- International Initiatives on Global Challenges for Agriculture.

Über Autor(innen)

Gerhard Brankatschk holds a doctoral degree from Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, and is an engineer for land use and water resource management.