An analysis of design strategies for circular economy through life cycle assessment

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 194; no. 3; p. 180
• Main Author: Spreafico, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Case studies; Circular economy; Climate change; Design; Design analysis; Design techniques; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Economic analysis; economic evaluation; Ecotoxicology; energy; Environment; Environmental assessment; Environmental impact; Environmental Management; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental science; environmental sustainability; Evaluation; Exploitation; Global Warming; industry; Life cycle; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costs; Life Cycle Stages; Life cycles; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Product design; Recycling; Remanufacturing; Scientific papers; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Waste to energy; wastes; Design strategies; Literature review; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Circular economy; Eco-design

The goal of pursuing the circular economy (CE) is spreading more and more in industry, also driven by the introduction of new regulations, considerably affecting product design. However, a quantitative and rigorous evaluation of the environmental impacts of the results obtained by different design s...