Life cycle assessment needs predictive spatial modelling for biodiversity and ecosystem services

Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer; Sarah Sim; Perrine Hamel; Benjamin Bryant; Ryan Noe; Carina Mueller; Giles Rigarlsford; Michal Kulak; Virginia Kowal; Richard Sharp; Julie Clavreul; Edward Price; Stephen Polasky; Mary Ruckelshaus; Gretchen Daily

doi:10.1038/ncomms15065

Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Life cycle assessment needs predictive spatial modelling for biodiversity and ecosystem services

Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer,
Sarah Sim,
Perrine Hamel,
Benjamin Bryant,
Ryan Noe,
Carina Mueller,
Giles Rigarlsford,
Michal Kulak,
Virginia Kowal,
Richard Sharp,
Julie Clavreul,
Edward Price,
Stephen Polasky,
Mary Ruckelshaus,
Gretchen Daily

Affiliations

Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer: Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Sarah Sim: Unilever Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever R&D
Perrine Hamel: Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Benjamin Bryant: Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Ryan Noe: Natural Capital Project, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
Carina Mueller: Unilever Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever R&D
Giles Rigarlsford: Unilever Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever R&D
Michal Kulak: Unilever Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever R&D
Virginia Kowal: Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Richard Sharp: Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Julie Clavreul: Unilever Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever R&D
Edward Price: Unilever Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever R&D
Stephen Polasky: Natural Capital Project, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
Mary Ruckelshaus: Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Gretchen Daily: Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15065
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Life cycle assessments are used by corporations to determine the sustainability of raw source materials. Here, Chaplin-Krameret al. develop an improved life cycle assessment approach incorporating spatial variation in land-use change, and apply this framework to a bioplastic case study.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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