Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Analysis
The sustainability of meat production systems has been highlighted by the impact on the environment and the conservation of natural resources. The aim of this manuscript is to provide a specific review of the environmental sustainability of beef production in a life cycle assessment (LCA) context. Q...
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doaj-0241a4abdc5140f0b0cdcd56d6d4fdc52020-11-25T02:37:41ZengUniversidade do PortoU.Porto Journal of Engineering2183-64932020-04-0161112510.24840/2183-6493_006.001_0002220Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for AnalysisPedro Henrique Presumido0Fernando Sousa1Artur Gonçalves2Tatiane Cristina Dal Bosco3Manuel Feliciano4Universidade do PortoInstituto Politécnico de BragançaInstituto Politécnico de BragançaUniversidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáInstituto Politécnico de BragançaThe sustainability of meat production systems has been highlighted by the impact on the environment and the conservation of natural resources. The aim of this manuscript is to provide a specific review of the environmental sustainability of beef production in a life cycle assessment (LCA) context. Questions about the main environmental impacts caused by beef production were discussed. The phases of the LCA were detailed as well as the main functional units, boundaries of the systems and categories of impacts used in recent studies. LCA is a fast, easy and intuitive method that correlates human activities and their environmental performance in different sectors, such as beef production.https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/article/view/220life cycle assessmentcircular economyenvironmental managementenvironmental assessmentbeef production |
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Pedro Henrique Presumido Fernando Sousa Artur Gonçalves Tatiane Cristina Dal Bosco Manuel Feliciano |
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Pedro Henrique Presumido Fernando Sousa Artur Gonçalves Tatiane Cristina Dal Bosco Manuel Feliciano Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Analysis U.Porto Journal of Engineering life cycle assessment circular economy environmental management environmental assessment beef production |
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Pedro Henrique Presumido Fernando Sousa Artur Gonçalves Tatiane Cristina Dal Bosco Manuel Feliciano |
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Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Analysis |
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Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Analysis |
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Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Analysis |
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Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Analysis |
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Environmental Sustainability in Beef Production and Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Analysis |
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environmental sustainability in beef production and life cycle assessment as a tool for analysis |
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Universidade do Porto |
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U.Porto Journal of Engineering |
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2183-6493 |
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2020-04-01 |
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The sustainability of meat production systems has been highlighted by the impact on the environment and the conservation of natural resources. The aim of this manuscript is to provide a specific review of the environmental sustainability of beef production in a life cycle assessment (LCA) context. Questions about the main environmental impacts caused by beef production were discussed. The phases of the LCA were detailed as well as the main functional units, boundaries of the systems and categories of impacts used in recent studies. LCA is a fast, easy and intuitive method that correlates human activities and their environmental performance in different sectors, such as beef production. |
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life cycle assessment circular economy environmental management environmental assessment beef production |
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