Science Inventory

Is the Critical Review Process Keeping Pace with the Growing Number of Life Cycle Assessments?

Citation:

CURRAN, M. A. Is the Critical Review Process Keeping Pace with the Growing Number of Life Cycle Assessments? Presented at LCA X: Bridging Science, Policy and the Public, Portland, OR, November 02 - 04, 2010.

Impact/Purpose:

To inform the public.

Description:

Environmental managers and government policy makers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to follow the holistic approach of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to move us in the right strategic direction to best achieve environmental sustainability. Along with this increasing realization has been an explosive growth in the number of published LCA studies. Now the LCA community is faced with a serious challenge of meeting the growing demand for critical peer review (CPR) with an adequate supply of available, qualified experts to serve as technical reviewers.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( PRESENTATION/ ABSTRACT)
Product Published Date:11/02/2010
Record Last Revised:01/26/2011
OMB Category:Other
Record ID: 232686