November 13, 2009, 9:30, ETH Zurich, Semper Aula
We are pleased to invite you to the 39th discussion forum on Life Cycle Assessment on November 13th, 2009
Regionalization allows for explicit spatial modeling in both life cycle inventories and life cycle impact assessment. However, there are numerous challenges in determining the correct spatial scale for a particular environmental problem, gathering the geographically encoded data, and integrating this assessment into standard LCA practice. This discussion forum will showcase recent and ongoing research on all levels of regionalization, including case studies. The following themes will be addressed:
This discussion forum is intended to spur discussion between businesses and practitioners who need regionalization, and academics working on regionalized LCA.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Zurich,
Chris Mutel and Stephan Pfister
DF39-00 regionalization program_final.pdf
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 9:00 |
Registration |
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| 9:30 |
Welcome |
Chris Mutel, Stephan Pfister |
| The Need for Regionalization | ||
| 9:50 | The Challenge of Using Regionalized LCA at
Nestlé DF39-01 Schenker-regionalization at Nestle.pdf |
Urs Schenker Nestle |
| 10:10 |
Requirements on regionalization solutions from the professional software provider perspective – a contribution to the discussion from the GaBi group DF39-02 Baitz-regionalization solutions.pdf |
Martin Baitz PE International |
| 10:25 |
Regionalization in LCA: what can be learned from MFA and I/O
Analysis DF39-03 Kytzia- learned from MFA and I-O Analysis.pdf |
Susanne Kytzia HSR Rapperswil |
| 10:50 |
Coffee break |
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| Regionalized Life Cycle Inventories | ||
| 11:10 |
Development of a regionalized agricultural production
inventory DF39-04 Nemecek- regionalized agricultural production inventory.pdf |
Thomas Nemecek ART |
| 11:30 |
Development of an Italian LCA database of building materials: Regionalising existing LCI data for the Italian situation DF39-05 Breedveld-LCI building materials Italian situation.pdf |
Leo Breedveld 2B, Italy |
| 11:50 |
Regionalization of Chinese life cycle inventories DF39-06 Amato-public housing in Hong Kong.pdf |
Alex Amato Davis Langdon |
| 12:10 |
GIS-based regionalization, and implementation in
new LCA data formats DF39-07 Mutel-GIS-based regionalization.pdf |
Chris Mutel ETHZ |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
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| Regionalized Life Cycle Impact Assessment | ||
| 14:00 |
Impacts of water consumption: uncertainties and the question of
scale DF39-08 Pfister-water uncertainty regionalisation.pdf |
Stephan Pfister ETHZ |
| 14:20 |
Regionalization in Social LCA DF39-09 Weidema-regionalisation in social LCA.pdf |
Bo Weidema 2.-0 LCA consultants |
| 14:40 |
Making regionalization a reality in life cycle assessment of
human health impacts DF39-10 Humbert et al-LCA of human health.pdf |
Sebastien Humbert Ecointesys |
| 15:00 |
Spatial variability and optimal regional scale for the
assessment of intake fractions DF39-11 Manneh-regional scale for Canadian emission.pdf |
Rima Manneh CIRAIG |
| 15:20 |
Regionalization and parameterization of LCA and LCIA of energy systems. DF39-12 Heck-LCA and LCIA of energy systems.pdf |
Thomas Heck PSI |
| 15:40 |
Summary of talks, including insights and emerging questions
from regionalization session at SETAC Göteberg and LCA IX in
Boston DF39-13 summary and input for group discussion.pdf |
Stephan Pfister, Chris Mutel, Sebastien Humbert |
| Coffee and small group discussions | ||
| 16:00 |
Coffee and informal group formation |
|
| 16:05 |
Small group discussions on specific themes |
|
| 16:50 |
Insights presented by the small groups |
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| 17:10 | Wrap-up and farewell |
Chris Mutel, Stephan Pfister |