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Quispe, Isabel; Vázquez‐Rowe, Ian; Kahhat, Ramzy; Arena, Alejandro Pablo; Suppen, Nydia

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“…However, there are no studies that address the possible collateral environmental effects of the implementation of a substitution policy (Álvarez, ). The use of life cycle assessment (LCA) can help evaluate the environmental impact of a certain policy implementation allowing decision‐makers to understand the implications of a policy under different scenarios and identify instances of burden shifting (Plevin, Delucchi, & Creutzig, ; Quispe, Vázquez‐Rowe, Kahhat, Arena, & Suppen, , ; Sala, Reale, Cristobal Garcia, Marrelli, & Pant, ). Worldwide, LCA methodology has been used to evaluate a variety of policy scenarios that cover the adoption of transportation initiatives (Vedrenne, Pérez, Lumbreras, & Rodríguez, ), solid waste management systems (Liamsanguan & Gheewala, ; Wanichpongpan & Gheewala, ), and Ecolabelling Regulations and Green Product Procurement (European Commission, ; Schau & Fet, ).…”

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“…Worldwide, LCA methodology has been used to evaluate a variety of policy scenarios that cover the adoption of transportation initiatives (Vedrenne, Pérez, Lumbreras, & Rodríguez, 2014), solid waste management systems (Liamsanguan & Gheewala, 2008;Wanichpongpan & Gheewala, 2007), and Ecolabelling Regulations and Green Product Procurement (European Commission, 2015;Schau & Fet, 2008). In Latin America, LCA studies have been mostly focused on the agricultural sector aiming to provide a comprehensive picture of the environmental impacts of that sector (Bojacá, Wyckhuys, & Schrevens, 2014;Perez Neira, 2016;Quispe, Vázquez-Rowe, Kahhat, Arena, & Suppen, 2017;Vazquez-Rowe, Kahhat, Quispe, & Bentín, 2016).…”

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Life cycle assessment and socioeconomic evaluation of the illicit crop substitution policy in Colombia

Barrera‐Ramírez

Prado²,

Solheim

2019

J of Industrial Ecology

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The peace treaty of Colombia contemplates a crop substitution policy seeking to replace coca crops with legal alternatives. Although crop substitution diverts funding of illegal activities and provides an income to farmers, it is important to understand how the change to a variety of legal crops (coffee, sugarcane, and cacao) affects the income of farmers, and whether there is an environmental advantage of a crop over another. This study applies life cycle assessment (LCA) coupled with socioeconomic indicators to two regions, Putumayo and Catatumbo, over different policy scenarios. LCA results show that a policy success does not ensure a lower environmental impact across the board. Legal crops consume less fuel than coca crops, which reduce fuel‐related impacts, but the use of fertilizer in coffee and pesticide use in sugarcane increase toxicity‐related impacts. The results, however, are affected by a lack of characterization factors of agrochemicals, but once these are replaced by proxies, coca crops appear to have greater toxicity impacts. In terms of individual crops, cacao crops have a lower environmental impact than coffee and sugarcane, but it also takes the longest to harvest, which may pose a financial risk to farmers. The socioeconomic analysis reveals that for Catatumbo farmers, a policy success reduces the income, whereas for Putumayo farmers, a policy success increases income and job generation. In general, it was observed that the dynamics of the illegal supply chain vary for each region, influencing the environmental and socioeconomic outcome of the substitution policy.

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Life cycle assessment and socioeconomic evaluation of the illicit crop substitution policy in Colombia

Barrera‐Ramírez

Prado²,

Solheim

2019

J of Industrial Ecology

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“…A series of studies to estimate the environmental impacts linked to the cultivation of agricultural products in Latin America have been developed in recent years (Quispe et al. , Vázquez‐Rowe et al. , ).…”

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“…One main reason is its capability to encompass, within a single frame-work, a wide number of environmental dimensions, referred to commonly as impact categories from a life cycle perspective (Hellweg and Milà i Canals 2014). A series of studies to estimate the environmental impacts linked to the cultivation of agricultural products in Latin America have been developed in recent years (Quispe et al 2017, Vázquez-Rowe et al 2016, 2017a). On the one hand, this proliferation is due to an increased interest in European and North American nations to understand the environmental impacts that are generated upstream in agricultural products cultivated outside their frontiers (Ingwersen 2012).…”

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Applying the Technology Choice Model in Consequential Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study in the Peruvian Agricultural Sector

Larrea‐Gallegos

Vázquez‐Rowe

Fresco

et al. 2018

J of Industrial Ecology

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Summary Demand for grapes to produce pisco in southern‐coastal Peru is expected to double by 2030. However, the appellation of this beverage confines the production and limits the space for agricultural expansion, leading to a situation in which potential competition for resources with established constraints is foreseen. Hence, the objective of this study is to understand the environmental impacts, focused on climate change and water consumption, linked to the agricultural dynamism in the valleys of Ica and Pisco due to an increase in the demand of pisco. For this, the viticulture system was analyzed regarding predicted changes in terms of expansion, displacement or intensification using a consequential life cycle assessment (CLCA) approach, identifying the environmental consequences of these shifts. A two‐step CLCA model was used based on the results of a previous attributional study, in which marginal effects were estimated following the stochastic technology‐of‐choice model (STCM) operational framework. Results identified a potential for the increase of pisco production based on crop substitution in the valleys of Ica and Pisco and suggest that greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption will be reduced locally, but the displaced agricultural production would reverse this tendency. Regardless of the policy implications of the results in the analyzed system, the proposed methodology constitutes a robust methodology that can be applied to other highly constrained agricultural systems, namely, those regulated by geographic indications.

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Life cycle assessment of the construction of an unpaved road in an undisturbed tropical rainforest area in the vicinity of Manu National Park, Peru

Larrea‐Gallegos

Vázquez‐Rowe

Gallice

2016

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Preface

Cited by 11 publications

References 50 publications

Life cycle assessment and socioeconomic evaluation of the illicit crop substitution policy in Colombia

Life cycle assessment and socioeconomic evaluation of the illicit crop substitution policy in Colombia

Applying the Technology Choice Model in Consequential Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study in the Peruvian Agricultural Sector

Life cycle assessment of the construction of an unpaved road in an undisturbed tropical rainforest area in the vicinity of Manu National Park, Peru

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