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Regional Environmental Life Cycle Assessment for Improving Food Chain Sustainability

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  • Gives an insight into environmental burdens derived from food supply chain processes
  • Develops an globally applicable approach to determine differentiated sets of possible impacts with higher environmental burdens
  • Defines specific characteristics for so-called “ecoregions”

Part of the book series: Edition KWV (EKWV)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVI
  2. Introduction

    • Pegah Amani
    Pages 1-7
  3. Ecosystem and food network

    • Pegah Amani
    Pages 47-78
  4. Discussion and recommendations

    • Pegah Amani
    Pages 146-152
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 153-243

About this book

Current LCA methodologies employed to assess the intensity of environmental impacts lack a regional view, even though the sensitivity of the receiving environment is important in determining the specific levels of risks.


This book seeks to redress the balance and develop a globally applicable, affordable and feasible approach to determine differentiated sets of possible impacts with higher environmental burdens derived from food supply chain processes. To this end, the earth’s land surface is divided into so-called “ecoregions”, defined by their specific characteristics such as soil, climate, and topography/physiography, and associated with the relevant risks for each ecoregion.


The use of ecoregions and respective environmental risks can help enterprises recognize the environmental effect of their products but also help improve the reliability of comparisons between LCA results in different regions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wiesbaden, Germany

    Pegah Amani

About the author

Pegah Amani published her work with Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag until 2018.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Regional Environmental Life Cycle Assessment for Improving Food Chain Sustainability

  • Authors: Pegah Amani

  • Series Title: Edition KWV

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24009-7

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-24008-0Published: 12 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-24009-7Published: 02 February 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2946-0301

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-031X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 243

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag, Köln, 2012

  • Topics: Logistics

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eBook USD 34.99
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  • Available as PDF
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 44.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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