Life cycle sustainability assessment framework for water sector resource recovery solutions: Strengths and weaknesses

Resource recovery solutions are an essential part of a sustainable water sector. Sustainability these needs to be analysed assess, compare and optimize them. Life Cycle Assessment (LCSA) is the most commonly used framework for sustainability assessment. This review paper discusses three critical characteristics sector resource solutions: (i) their potential actively benefit natural processes through reciprocal services, (ii) dependence upon resources processes, (iii) goal avoid transgression environmental thresholds. We analyse in context following features LCSA: it being damage assessment-based framework, its treatment economic capital as substitutable absence thresholds past emissions assessment methodology. use real-life case study from Netherlands evaluate demonstrate mentioned existing LCSA framework. Our indicates that, can modified application if includes reciprocity towards nature component, limits compensations between welfare damage, incorporates emissions.