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Resource efficiency analysis through planetary boundary-based life cycle assessment: a case study of sugarcane in Pakistan by Hafiz Usman Ghani; Morten Ryberg; Anders Bjørn; Michael Zwicky Hauschild; Shabbir H. Gheewala is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Resource efficiency analysis through planetary boundary-based life cycle assessment: a case study of sugarcane in Pakistan about?
Purpose Extensive agriculture activities for crop production have led to increasing environmental impacts that threaten to exceed environmentally safe limits. The purpose of this study is to analyze resource efficiency of the agri-food industry, considering the case of sugarcane production in Pakistan. Methods A holistic approach has been applied by determining the relevant impact categories and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and linking them with Planetary Boundary-based Life Cycle Assessment (PB-LCA). Both the spatially generic and spatially resolved approaches were considered with application of different sharing principles. Results and discussion Application of different sharing principles showed high variations in the assigned share of the safe operating space values. When taking a spatially generic approach, most of the impacts (except marine eutrophication and water consumption) were within the safe operating space for equal per capita, economic, caloric, and grandfathering sharing principles. However, all the impacts exceeded their limits considering the agri-land sharing and land use impact surpassed its budget considering the grandfathering sharing. In the spatiall
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- Author
- Hafiz Usman Ghani; Morten Ryberg; Anders Bjørn; Michael Zwicky Hauschild; Shabbir H. Gheewala
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)