EnviroWindows - Life Cycle Analysis Life cycle assessment (LCA) involves the evaluation of some aspect - often the environmental aspects - of a product system through all stages of its life cycle. It represents a rapidly emerging family of tools and techniques designed to help in environmental management and to foster sustainable development. 2012-10-12T13:47:35Z tag:ew.eea.europa.eu,2012-10-12:/ManagementConcepts/LCA http://ew.eea.europa.eu/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gif EnviroWindows Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) A guide to approaches, experiences and information sources tag:ew.eea.europa.eu,2012-10-12:/ManagementConcepts/LCA/URL961673813 2012-10-12T13:47:35Z cupceant nituacor This publication, developed for the European Environment Agency (EEA), aims to help business and other readers to find their way through the LCA maze to the right tools for the application they have in mind. The early chapters are written in such a way as to be easily accessible to environmental managers in companies and other similar professionals, whereas the methodology sections may require some LCA background of the reader. LCA links tag:ew.eea.europa.eu,2012-10-12:/ManagementConcepts/LCA/LCA_links 2012-10-12T13:47:35Z cupceant nituacor A list of LCA links from Academic, Industrial, Government and Consulting Firm sources Study on the External Environmental Effects related to the Life-Cycle of Products and Services tag:ew.eea.europa.eu,2012-10-12:/ManagementConcepts/LCA/URL1057747770 2012-10-12T13:47:35Z cupceant nituacor <a href="http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ipp/ext_effects_appendix1.pdf">Appendix </a> (pdf~720K)&nbsp; <a href="http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ipp/ext_effects_appendix2.pdf">Case Studies</a> (pdf~1M): European Commission Directorate General Environment - Directorate A- Sustainable Development and Policy support. June 2003