title: Life cycle assessment in market, research, and policy: Harmonization beyond standardization.
abstract: This article introduces the special series "LCA in Market Research and Policy: Harmonization beyond standardization," which was generated from the 19th SETAC Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Case Study Symposium held November 2013, in Rome, Italy. This collection of invited articles reflects the purpose of symposium and focuses on how LCA can support the decision-making process at all levels (i.e., in industry and policy contexts) and how LCA results can be efficiently communicated and used to support market strategies.
authors.affiliation: Ecoinnovazione srl, spin off ENEA, Padova, Italy.|ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zamagni
authors.affiliation: ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cutaia
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D058735:Environmental Policy
keywords: Dynamic LCA; Harmonization; LCA; Product environmental footprint; Social LCA