A review of the theory and practice of life-cycle assessment in the car manufacturing industry

Master Thesis

2003

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Handler, Rich
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Hill, Richard
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University of Cape Town

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Department of Environmental and Geographical Science
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This paper reports on a literature-based survey of the theory and practise of life-cycle assessment (LCA) in the car manufacturing industry. Three levels of investigation were conducted, ranging from a broad industry scan, to a focus on four exemplary practitioners of LCA: DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen, Volvo and BMW who becomes the subject of a detailed scan. Only 4 of the 21 companies surveyed in the broad scan are practising LCA. A greater proportion of car manufacturers must practise LCA if the industry hopes to achieve the UNEP challenge of enhancing car life-cycle ecoefficieny.
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Bibliography: leaves 63-66.

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Environmental Management

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Handler, R. 2003. A review of the theory and practice of life-cycle assessment in the car manufacturing industry. University of Cape Town.

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