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TABLE 8.3 Summarization of LCSA literature with case studies—cont’d
Case category Title Purpose Year Reference
Uncertainty-embedded dynamic life cycle Selection or 2016 (Onat et al.,
sustainability assessment framework: an ex-ante ranking 2016b)
perspective on the impacts of alternative vehicle
options
Towards life cycle sustainability assessment of Selection or 2014 (Onat et al.,
alternative passenger vehicles ranking 2014b)

FIG. 8.12 The summarization of regions of LCSA studies.

To analyze the case studies of LCSA further, the regions for LCSA application were
counted as shown in Fig. 8.12. From the 51 reviewed articles, the research regions include
Australia, China, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Pakistan, Thailand,
Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. It is observed that European
countries and Asian countries realize the reliability of LCSA to assess sustainability more than
other areas. However, since the case studies, especially for certain countries, were few, this
conclusion cannot be made. It is true that LCSA has great potential to be revised and applied
in more cases for sustainability analysis.

6.4 Conclusions

LCSA which involves LCA for environmental assessment, LCC for economic analysis, and
SLCA for social performance evaluation was raised to compensate for the shortage, and lim-
ited research perspectives, of LCA. In this chapter, the framework of LCA was introduced in
detail with case studies, and differences between the frameworks of LCC and SLCA and that