Open AccessLife cycle assessment in choosing alternatives for energy sector development
Author(s) -
Filip Ilie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of management and information technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-5612
DOI - 10.24297/ijmit.v8i2.679
Subject(s) - environmental economics , sustainable development , energy consumption , natural resource , resource (disambiguation) , life cycle assessment , consumption (sociology) , production (economics) , resource consumption , quality (philosophy) , environmental resource management , business , risk analysis (engineering) , natural resource economics , computer science , environmental science , economics , engineering , ecology , computer network , social science , philosophy , electrical engineering , macroeconomics , epistemology , sociology , political science , law , biology
Development of industrial activities have negative effect on natural resources and environment therefore, production systems must respect the principles of sustainable development by minimize natural resource consumption and pollutant emissions. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of a industrial activities is a technical tool, a method that allows evaluation of the socio-economic activities in relation with the environment, from birth to death. The aim of this paper is analysis of resource and energy consumption in Romania, using LCA, that can identify environmental and socio-economic aspects of analyzed sector, for taking effective measures, to ensure quality requirements, social, economic, protect environment and improving energy.