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What is LCA?

APPLICATION OF THE LYFE CYCLE ANALYSIS AS AN AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TOOL FOR THE SUSTAINABLE LAND USE Cs. Juhász - J. Tamás – I. Pechmann - P. Burai University of Debrecen, Department of Water and Environmental Management. What is LCA?.

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What is LCA?

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  1. APPLICATION OF THE LYFE CYCLE ANALYSIS AS AN AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TOOL FOR THE SUSTAINABLE LAND USECs. Juhász - J. Tamás – I. Pechmann - P. BuraiUniversity of Debrecen,Department of Water and Environmental Management

  2. What is LCA? Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a technique for assessing the potential environmental aspects associated with a product (or service), by: • compiling an inventory of relevant inputs and outputs, • evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with those inputs and outputs, • interpreting the results of the inventory and impact phases in relation to the objectives of the study.

  3. LIFE CYCLE (MSZ ISO 14040, 1997) successive and associative stages of the impact system of a product, from the purchase of the raw material or the origin of the natural resource to the recycling or elimination. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (MSZ ISO 14040, 1997)collection and evaluation of input, output and potential environmental impacts belonging to the impact system of a product during its full life cycle.

  4. STEPS IN THE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT I t e r p r e t a t i o n assignation of the goals and frame of analysis • Direct application: • - Designing • - Strategy planning • - Elaboration of environmental policy • - Marketing • - Other analysis of inventory evaluation of effects

  5. Life-Cycle Assessment Framework Goal and Scope Definition (ISO 14040) Interpretation (ISO 14043) Inventory Analysis (ISO 14041) Impact Assessment (ISO 14042)

  6. Agro-eco indicators are useful tools in agricultural Life Cycle Assessment.

  7. Selection of indicators EU Concreted Action Project on Environmental Indicators for Sustainable Agriculture (ELISA)

  8. D-driving force P-pressure R-response S - state I - impact THE DPSIR MODEL DPSIR - model 1998-99. ELISA project – Environmental Indicators for Sustainable Agriculture

  9. The objectives1. suggest a set of indicators for land use assessment, and2. test the suggested approach in case studies of field crop production

  10. STUDY AREA (TEDEJInc.) Coordinates: E 27 26 N 47 54

  11. Indicator framework for assessing land use intensity

  12. The calculated value of the selected indicators referring to the investigated area

  13. The calculated value of the selected indicators referring to the investigated area

  14. The calculated value of the selected indicators referring to the investigated area

  15. The calculated value of the selected indicators referring to the investigated area

  16. CONCLUSIONS • The selected indicators can fulfil the role of a suitable assessment tool within the frame of LCA for evaluating the environmental efficiency of agricultural land use. • The farm management data and the own established geographical information system can provide a good data source for assessing and calculating the recommended indicators. • By assessing the results of the evaluation the investigated cropping system can be considered as an intensive one with less regards to the bio- and geo-physical characters of the land it uses. • The above presented indicator system can provide a good basis for comparing different (for instance ecological, extensive or conventional) cropping system according to the quality and quantity of land use.

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