Linkage of impact pathways to cultural perspectives to account for multiple aspects of mineral resource use in life cycle assessment

Poncelet A. C., Beylot A., Loubet P., Laratte B., Muller S., Villeneuve J., ...More

RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING, vol.176, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 176
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105912
  • Journal Name: RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE, Environment Index, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Geobase, Greenfile, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Keywords: Mineral resources, Impact pathways, Life cycle assessment, Cultural perspective, Extraction, Dissipation, GEOPOLITICAL SUPPLY RISK, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, INDICATORS, CRITICALITY, COPPER, FRAMEWORK, DEPLETION, METALS, WATER
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Important advances have been made to define the multiple impact pathways relating mineral resource use to the area of protection (AoP) natural resources in life cycle assessment (LCA). Yet, the link between stakeholders' interests and the aspects relevant to resource use as addressed by existing impact assessment methods has so far only marginally been explored. This article proposes to go beyond the case-specific determination of stakeholders' interests (and the associated selection of impact assessment method) by defining multiple groups of different values based on cultural perspectives, in order to determine the corresponding relevant impact pathways and assessment methods.