Promotores: Prof.dr.G.R. de Snoo and Dr. R. Heijungs

To contribute to the body of knowledge aiming at a better coverage of ecosystem service assessment in LCA studies, this thesis dives into the challenges of incorporating existing ecosystem service methods within the impact assessment phase of the conventional LCA framework.

LCA has become an important method to study environmental impacts of human activities. Still, there are several methodological issues in LCA that can adversely affect the results reliability.

Material circularity and energy efficiency are highly relevant and intertwined issues for the transition towards a carbon-neutral and circular built environment. In the Netherlands, the building sector has been rendered a priority towards a circular and low-carbon society.

Freshwater biodiversity has been threatened by eutrophication due to excessive nutrients in the environment. Releasing the freshwater species from such pressures requires efforts from industry and manufacturers to avoid emissions to vulnerable and high-risk regions.

In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

Decarbonizing the building stock is critical for realizing the climate-neutral target for the Netherlands.

Wat is het effect op het milieu van het 2016-verbod op gratis plastic tasjes? Industrieel ecoloog Stefano Cucurachi heeft een subsidie ontvangen van €75.000 van het LUF-SVM Projectsubsidie Fonds* om deze vraag te beantwoorden.