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Status of Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): A Case Study of South Korea

doi: 10.3390/su13116234
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as an environmental-impact assessment tool has received increasing attention over the years. Unlike the water footprint (WF) and carbon footprint (CF) assessments, whose focus is only on a single environmental aspect, the LCA systematically analyzes the different impacts along the entire life cycle, making possible the identification of potential environmental tradeoffs. In Korea, LCA has drawn much attention from both industry and academia since the mid-1990s. However, the level of Korean-related LCA studies with respect to different sectors in the last 20 years has not been analyzed. This study, therefore, sought to assess the status of environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies in South Korea. Specifically, the study focused on a bibliometric review of LCAs conducted in South Korea in the last 20 years and identified potential research gaps. Online searches of English-written articles published between 2000 and 2019 were conducted on Google, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, using eligible keywords. At the end of the search, about 91 LCA-related studies were discovered for South Korea within the study period. The majority of these studies focused on the construction (47%) and energy (30%) sectors, with fewer environmental studies on manufacturing (11%), transportation (9%), agriculture (2%), and information and communication (1%) industries. Based on publication trends, results show that LCA studies in South Korea have been on the rise in the past 20 years, even though the number of publications has not followed a constant pace. In comparison with the economic sectors of the country, reports show an inadequacy in the coverage of major industries of growing economic relevance, such as tourism, health, and agriculture, suggesting a need to increase and improve LCA-related studies in these sectors.
- University of Ilorin Nigeria
- National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Korea (Republic of)
- University of Ilorin Nigeria
- Kyungpook National University Korea (Republic of)
- Kyungpook National University Korea (Republic of)
sustainability reporting, Korea, environmental impact assessment, Environmental effects of industries and plants, TJ807-830, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
sustainability reporting, Korea, environmental impact assessment, Environmental effects of industries and plants, TJ807-830, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
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