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Social Life Cycle Assessment Used in Indigenous Contexts: A Critical Analysis
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Össbo, Åsa Neil, Kristina Sehlin Mac Daniels-Mayes, Sheelagh Akbar, Skye Marsh, Jillian Wik-Karlsson, Jenny |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | 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. |
| Starting Page | 5158 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su13095158 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-05 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Cultural Studies Arctic Australia Indigenous Methodologies Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Standpoint Sámi Social Life Cycle Assessment S-lca |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
