The development of the Environmental Efficiency Potential Assessment method

Author

Nagata, Katsuya ; Nohtomi, Makoto ; Aizawa, Masahito ; Asaoka, Ken ; Usami, Chikako

Author_Institution

Waseda University, Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

820

Lastpage

825

Abstract

The Environmental Efficiency Potential Assessment (E2-PA) is a decision-making tool specifically designed to support eco-design of products by product designers and developers. The conceptual basis of E2-PA came from eco-efficiency and is characterised by its assessment policy, which evaluates the environmental performance in terms of the potential environmental impacts of the product. Sensitivity analyses of the E2-PA tool showed a consistent trend with life-cycle assessment (LCA). This result and the characteristics of the E2-PA indicate its potential as a useful tool for eco-design

Keywords

design for environment; ecology; sensitivity analysis; E2-PA; Environmental Efficiency Potential Assessment; assessment policy; decision-making tool; ecological efficiency; ecological product design; environmental performance evaluation; life-cycle assessment; potential environmental impacts; sensitivity analyses; Councils; Decision making; Environmental management; Humans; Legislation; Manufacturing; Product design; Product development; Sensitivity analysis; Sustainable development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1266-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/.2001.992474

Filename

992474