Objective LC-IMPACT is a 3.5-year project and its main objective is the development and application of life cycle impact assessment methods, characterisation and normalisation factors. Impact from land use, water use, marine, mineral and fossil resource use, ecotoxicity and human toxicity, and a number of non-toxic emission-related impact categories will be considered in LC-IMPACT. First, new impact assessment methods will be developed for categories that are not (commonly) included in life cycle impact assessments and categories for which model uncertainties are very high, i.e. land use, water exploitation, resource use, and noise. Second, LC-IMPACT will provide spatially explicit characterisation factors based on global scale models for land use, water exploitation, toxicants, priority air pollutants, and nutrients. Thirdly, parameter uncertainty and value choices will be assessed for impact categories with high uncertainties involved, such as ecotoxicity and human toxicity. Fourthly, ready-to-use characterisation factors will be calculated and reported. Fifthly, normalisation factors for Europe and the world will be calculated for the impact categories included. Sixthly, the improved decision support of the new characterisation factors and normalisation factors will be demonstrated in the context of the following three case studies: i) food production (fish, tomatoes, margarine), ii) paper production and printing, and iii) automobile manufacturing and operation. Finally, verification and dissemination of the new life cycle impact assessment methods and factors will be done by a portfolio of actions, such as stakeholder consultation, a project website, workshops, course developments, and training of user groups. In short, LC-IMPACT will provide improved, globally applicable life cycle impact assessment methods, characterisation and normalisation factors, that can be readily used in the daily practice of life cycle assessment studies. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencessoil sciencesland-based treatmentengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringengineering and technologymaterials engineeringwoodworking Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2009.3.3.2.1 - Improved Life Cycle Impact Assessment methods (LCIA) for better sustainability assessment of technologies Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2009-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT EU contribution € 751 095,66 Address HOUTLAAN 4 6525 XZ Nijmegen Netherlands See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Arnhem/Nijmegen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Susanna Bicknell (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (15) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH Switzerland EU contribution € 275 840,00 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stefanie Hellweg (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 382 868,80 Address ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 2800 Kongens Lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Hauschild (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SIK - INSTITUTET FOER LIVSMEDEL OCH BIOTEKNIK AB Sweden EU contribution € 185 670,00 Address BOX 5401 402 29 GOETEBORG See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ulf Sonesson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PRE SUSTAINABILITY BV Netherlands EU contribution € 224 285,00 Address STATIONSPLEIN 121 3818 LE Amersfoort See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mark Goedkoop (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE Austria EU contribution € 308 062,50 Address Schlossplatz 1 2361 Laxenburg See on map Region Ostösterreich Niederösterreich Wiener Umland/Südteil Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Monica Manchanda (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNILEVER U.K. CENTRAL RESOURCES LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 48 574,50 Address VICTORIA EMBANKMENT 100 UNILEVER HOUSE EC4Y 0DY LONDON See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Llorenç Milà I Canals (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Germany EU contribution € 265 800,00 Address KEPLERSTRASSE 7 70174 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martin Spengler (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data QUANTIS Switzerland EU contribution € 240 844,80 Address PARC SCIENTIFIQUE EPFL PSE D 1024 Ecublens Vd See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sebastien Humbert (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN Netherlands EU contribution € 196 075,44 Address RAPENBURG 70 2311 EZ Leiden See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ton Brouwer Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Belgium EU contribution € 217 332,80 Address Rue de la Loi 200 1049 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. 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