Social impact assessment in LCA using the Preston pathway-the case of banana industry in Cameroon
Evaluation d'un impact social en ACV en utilisant le pathway de Preston-le cas de l'industrie bananière au Cameroun
Résumé
The purpose of the social Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method is to predict the social impacts on people caused by the changes in the functioning of one product chain throughout its life cycle. Changes in health status are very important experiences for people. The aim of this paper is to build a pathway between changes in economic activity generated by the functioning of a product chain and the changes in health status of the population in the country where the economic activity takes place.
Ce papier discute les fondements scientifiques de l'utilisation d'une relation de Preston améliorée pour prévoir des impacts sociaux, et les conditions d'usage de la relation. Il illustre sur un cas réel les calculs nécessaires et les résultats.