Life Cycle Assessment, a new environmental assessment tool to support local authorities' public policies : to what extent has it been appropriated in sewerage services?
L’Analyse du Cycle de Vie, nouvel outil d’évaluation environnementale à l’appui des politiques publiques locales : Quelle appropriation par les services d’assainissement ?
Résumé
The sustainable development policies of local authorities lack support tools. An intervention-research with local authorities demonstrated the relevance of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as an environmental assessment method for decision-making in sewerage services. However, LCA results remain difficult to interpret by non-specialists and conventional decision criteria remain decisive.