On the Linkage of Socio‐economic and Ecologic Systems

Isard, Walter; Bassett, Kenneth; Choguill, Charles L.; Furtado, John; Izumita, Ronald; Kissin, John; Romanoff, Eliahu; Seyfarth, Richard; Tatlock, Richard

doi:10.1111/j.1435-5597.1968.tb01441.x

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“…By the 1960s, interest in assessing the environmental effects of human activities was growing, due to heightened concerns about the Earth's limited resources (Goldsmith et al, 1972;Meadows et al, 1972). Researchers, including Leontief, started experimenting with using input-output tables to analyse environmental issues (Isard et al, 1968;Leontief, 1970), thus extending the original field of analysis of input-output tables -and creating environmentally-extended input-output analysis (EEIOA). The first process analyses were undertaken around the same time, initially focusing on energy and resource analysis (Smith, 1963).…”

Section: Development Of Hybrid Life Cycle Inventory Methodsmentioning

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Hybrid life cycle inventory methods – A review

Crawford

Bontinck

Stephan

et al. 2018

Journal of Cleaner Production

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A variety of methods can be used to compile a life cycle inventory (LCI) as part of a life cycle assessment (LCA) study. Hybrid LCI methods attempt to address the limitations inherent in more traditional process and input-output (IO) LCI methods. This paper provides an overview of the different hybrid LCI methods currently in use in an attempt to provide greater clarity around how each method is applied and their specific strengths and weaknesses. A search of publications quoting the use of hybrid LCI was undertaken for the period from 2010 to 2015, identifying 97 peer-reviewed publications referencing the use of a hybrid LCI. In over one third of the literature analysed, authors only refer to their analysis as a hybrid LCI, without naming the actual method used, making it difficult to fully understand the method used and any potential limitations. Based on the way in which the various hybrid methods are applied and their existing use, the authors propose a set of clear definitions for existing hybrid LCI methods. This assists in creating a better understanding of, 2 and confidence in applying hybrid LCI methods amongst LCA practitioners, potentially leading to a greater uptake of hybrid LCI. KeywordsLife cycle assessment; life cycle inventory analysis; input-output analysis; process analysis; hybrid analysis.

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Section: Development Of Hybrid Life Cycle Inventory Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hybrid life cycle inventory methods – A review

Crawford

Bontinck

Stephan

et al. 2018

Journal of Cleaner Production

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159

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“…The use of IOA in studying environmental effects stems from the late 1960s (see Daly 1968; Isard et al 1967; Ayres and Kneese 1969; Leontief and Ford 1971). Its subsequent use in structural decomposition analysis (SDA) initially focused on energy use (Proops 1988; Rose and Chen 1991; Chen and Rose 1990) and greenhouse gas emissions (Casler and Rose 1998; Common and Salma 1992; Proops et al 1993; Wier 1998; Chang and Lin 1998; De Haan 2001; de Nooij et al 2003).…”

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A Material History of Australia

Wood

Lenzen

Foran

2009

J of Industrial Ecology

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Summary This article presents an analysis of the material history of Australia in the period 1975–2005. The values of economy‐wide indicators of material flow roughly trebled since 1975, and we identify the drivers of this change through structural decomposition analysis. The purpose of this work is to delve beneath the top‐level trends in material flow growth to investigate the structural changes in the economy that have been driving this growth. The major positive drivers of this change were the level of exports, export mix, industrial structure, affluence, and population. Only improvements in material intensity offered retardation of growth in material flow. Other structural components had only small effects at the aggregate level. At a more detailed level, however, the importance of the mineral sectors became apparent. Improvements in mining techniques have reduced material requirements, but increased consumption within the economy and increased exports have offset these reductions. The full roll out of material flow accounting through Australian society and business and a systematic response to its implications will require change in the national growth focus of the last two generations, with serious consideration needed to reverse the current volume‐focused growth of the economy and also to recast neoliberal and globalized trade policies that have dominated the globe for the past decades.

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“…Input-output analysis is a top-down economic technique which uses sectoral monetary transaction data to account for the complex interdependencies of industries in modern economies. Generalized input-output frameworks have been applied extensively to environmental analysis since the late 1960s (see, for example, Isard et al, 1967;Leontief & Ford, 1970). The result of generalized input-output analyses is a f ϫ n matrix of factor multipliers, that is, embodiments of f production factors (here: land types and greenhouse gas emissions) per unit of final consumption of commodities produced by n industry sectors.…”

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Assessing the Ecological Footprint of a Large Metropolitan Water Supplier: Lessons for Water Management and Planning towards Sustainability

Lenzen¹,

Lundie

Bransgrove

et al. 2003

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Faced with the task of communicating their combined social, environmental and economic impact, water service providers are seeking to report overall performance in an aggregated way. Such a methodology must be scientifically robust, easily communicated and allow benchmarking of performance while reflecting a transition towards sustainability. In this paper the ecological footprint (EF) is calculated for Sydney Water Corporation (SWC), using input-output analysis and land disturbance in an innovative approach that overcomes problems identified in the original EF concept. This pilot study has allowed SWC to gain some valuable insights into its impacts: SWC's annual EF is about 73 100 ha in terms of land disturbance. Of this, 54 000 ha are projected to become disturbed as a consequence of climate change, with the remainder of 19 100 ha being disturbed on SWC's premises (2400 ha) and on those of upstream suppliers (16 700 ha). Total on-site impacts equal 9300 ha, while indirect land disturb ance contributes 63 600 ha. The EF appears promising as an educational and communi cation tool and may have potential as a decision support tool. However, further research is needed to incorporate downstream impacts into the EF, which would have significant benefits to SWC in terms of assessing and communicating the organization's overall progress towards sustainability.

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On the Linkage of Socio‐economic and Ecologic Systems

Cited by 34 publications

References 2 publications

Hybrid life cycle inventory methods – A review

Hybrid life cycle inventory methods – A review

A Material History of Australia

Assessing the Ecological Footprint of a Large Metropolitan Water Supplier: Lessons for Water Management and Planning towards Sustainability

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