Lca - Life Cycle Assessment Laboratory

A.Y. 2024/2025
3
Max ECTS
24
Overall hours
SSD
AGR/09
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
Human activities are responsible for an environmental impact that cannot be overlooked. The prerequisite to achieve an impact reduction is the quantification of the environmental effects and the identification of the sub-processes that mainly contribute to these negative effects. Only with the identification of the environmental hotspots will be possible to identify effective mitigation solutions. While on the one hand, the development of policies aimed at increasing sustainability cannot ignore the quantification of environmental impacts with robust and internationally recognized assessment approaches, on the other hand, companies that undertake environmental optimization processes aimed at mitigating their environment impact, need to communicate the achieved results to the consumer in a clear, concise and effective way.
The specific objectives of the laboratory are:
- Design of an environmental impact assessment study of a product and/or service and identification of the information necessary to conduct the study.
- Collection of the data necessary for the analysis
- Processing of data collected using commercial software
- Critical analysis of environmental impact assessment studies available in the literature or already disclosed for commercial/marketing purposes
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the laboratory, the students will be able to:

- Critically analyze LCA studies
- Set up a life cycle analysis study by defining the scope, the goal and system boundaries
- Plan the collection of data necessary for an environmental impact analysis study by identifying the possible data sources
- Use the demo/basic version of the Simapro® software
- Evaluate and quantify the benefits deriving from the various impact mitigation strategies that can be implemented.
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Students with SLD or disability certifications are kindly requested to contact the teacher at least 15 days before the date of the exam session to agree on individual exam requirements. In the email please make sure to add in cc the competent offices: [email protected] (for students with SLD) o [email protected] (for students with disability)
Course syllabus
Human activities are responsible for an environmental impact that cannot be overlooked. The prerequisite to achieve an impact reduction is the quantification of the environmental effects and the identification of the sub-processes that mainly contribute to these negative effects. Only with the identification of the environmental hotspots will be possible to identify effective mitigation solutions. While on the one hand, the development of policies aimed at increasing sustainability cannot ignore the quantification of environmental impacts with robust and internationally recognized assessment approaches, on the other hand, companies that undertake environmental optimization processes aimed at mitigating their environment impact, need to communicate the achieved results to the consumer in a clear, concise and effective way.
The specific objectives of the laboratory are:
- Design of an environmental impact assessment study of a product and/or service and identification of the information necessary to conduct the study.
- Collection of the data necessary for the analysis
- Processing of data collected using commercial software
- Critical analysis of environmental impact assessment studies available in the literature or already disclosed for commercial/marketing purposes
Prerequisites for admission
n/a
Teaching methods
Classroom exercises relating to application cases and/or the main methodological aspects of LCA
Teaching Resources
Slides on MyAriel
Assessment methods and Criteria
Practical test or report to be carried out in groups or individually
AGR/09 - AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND MECHANIZATION - University credits: 3
Lessons: 24 hours
Professor: Bacenetti Jacopo
Professor(s)
Reception:
Wednesday from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm (appointment must be fixed within the previous Friday)
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