Social Life Cycle Assessment Used in Indigenous Contexts: A Critical Analysis
This paper evaluates the method Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) from the perspectives of Indigenous methodologies and Indigenous standpoint, in order to identify some strengths and limitations of using S-LCA in Indigenous contexts. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to measure environmental im...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:9:p:5158-:d:549083 2024-04-14T08:07:08+00:00 Social Life Cycle Assessment Used in Indigenous Contexts: A Critical Analysis Kristina Sehlin MacNeil Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes Skye Akbar Jillian Marsh Jenny Wik-Karlsson Åsa Össbo https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/5158/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/5158/ unknown https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/5158/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/5158/ article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:40:30Z This paper evaluates the method Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) from the perspectives of Indigenous methodologies and Indigenous standpoint, in order to identify some strengths and limitations of using S-LCA in Indigenous contexts. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to measure environmental impacts connected with all stages of the life cycle of a commercial product, process, or service. S-LCA is a methodology designed to include the social aspects of sustainability in the LCA methodology. S-LCA emphasizes stakeholder involvement and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) S-LCA guidelines (2020) lists Indigenous communities as possible stakeholders. With a focus on Indigenous communities in the Arctic region we also include comparative aspects from Australia to generate new conceptualizations and understandings. The paper concludes that S-LCA has the potential to facilitate opposing worldviews and with some further developments can be a valuable methodology for Indigenous contexts. Arctic; Australia; Indigenous methodologies; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous standpoint; Sámi; social life cycle assessment; S-LCA Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Arctic |
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This paper evaluates the method Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) from the perspectives of Indigenous methodologies and Indigenous standpoint, in order to identify some strengths and limitations of using S-LCA in Indigenous contexts. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to measure environmental impacts connected with all stages of the life cycle of a commercial product, process, or service. S-LCA is a methodology designed to include the social aspects of sustainability in the LCA methodology. S-LCA emphasizes stakeholder involvement and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) S-LCA guidelines (2020) lists Indigenous communities as possible stakeholders. With a focus on Indigenous communities in the Arctic region we also include comparative aspects from Australia to generate new conceptualizations and understandings. The paper concludes that S-LCA has the potential to facilitate opposing worldviews and with some further developments can be a valuable methodology for Indigenous contexts. Arctic; Australia; Indigenous methodologies; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous standpoint; Sámi; social life cycle assessment; S-LCA |
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Kristina Sehlin MacNeil Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes Skye Akbar Jillian Marsh Jenny Wik-Karlsson Åsa Össbo |
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Social Life Cycle Assessment Used in Indigenous Contexts: A Critical Analysis |
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Social Life Cycle Assessment Used in Indigenous Contexts: A Critical Analysis |
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