Moving beyond land use intensity types: assessing biodiversity impacts using fuzzy thinking

• Published in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
• Main Authors: Lindner, Jan Paul, Eberle, Ulrike, Knuepffer, Eva, Coelho, Carla R. V.
• Other Authors: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Dr. Erich Ritter-Stiftung, Hochschule Bochum
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Environmental Science; Deadwood; taiga
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-021-01899-w; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11367-021-01899-w.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11367-021-01899-w/fulltext.html

Abstract Purpose The impact of land use on biodiversity is a topic that has received considerable attention in life cycle assessment (LCA). The methodology to assess biodiversity in LCA has been improved in the past decades. This paper contributes to this progress by building on the concept of condi...