Blended Lifecycle Integrated Social System Method
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RESEARCH PAPER
Blended Lifecycle Integrated Social System Method Hossein Tavakoli1 · Brian D. Barkdoll1 Received: 30 July 2020 / Revised: 18 September 2020 / Accepted: 25 September 2020 © University of Tehran 2020
Abstract Lack of a reliable database and methodology for system development and evaluation with special consideration of social impacts has led to several challenges for lifecycle assessment for any project. Implementation of social science into projects, integrating social sustainability concerns into measures of human development, and investigating the impacts of the production process and the product chain on stakeholders are complex. This study develops a robust framework for social life cycle assessment, entitled the “Blended Lifecycle Integrated Social System” framework (BLISS). The BLISS method aims to develop an overarching framework that blends in the social aspect of the decision-making process and supports businesses in minimizing the harmful impacts of social objections on the industry and people’s lives. The new method is demonstrated here on algal biofuel production, with the integration of the weight of each production stage in the final product, studying a wide variety of stakeholders involved in the life cycle, including any relevant social criteria and understanding their connection with the production line and the stakeholders in a multi-criteria analysis framework. However, by combining product systems, indicators, and stakeholders, the new method results in a more robust solution by including social sustainability hotspots, development opportunities, and minimization of social objection on various types of projects. Graphic abstract
Article Highlights • An integrated social life cycle assessment methodology (BLISS model) was developed. • The BLISS model was demonstrated on algal biofuel production. • Product system, relevant social sustainability indicators, and stakeholders have been investigated in a multi-criteria
analysis framework.
* Hossein Tavakoli [email protected] Brian D. Barkdoll [email protected] 1
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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International Journal of Environmental Research
• The new method results in a more robust solution by including social sustainability hotspots, development oppor-
tunities, and minimization of social objection on various types of projects.
Keywords Social life cycle assessment · Sustainability · Algae · Biofuel · Stakeholder
Introduction The three-legged stool of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social considerations), the interaction of these elements, and a sustainable decision-making procedure have been widely addressed in the literature (Council 2012; Efroymson and Dale 2015; Efroymson et al. 2016; Malik et al. 2015; Tavakoli and Barkdoll 2019a; Winjobi et al. 2018). However, the lack of a reliable database and methodology for system development and evaluation with special consideration of socia
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