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7B - Sustainable development indicators (TH7/5) Life Cycle Assessment based Tools for the Development of Integrated Waste Management Strategies for Cities and Regions with Rapid Growing Economies. Szpadt, Emilia 1, den Boer, Jan 1, Jager, Johannes1, 1 Institut WAR, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany ABSTRACT- The project, which aims at the development of tools to assess the sustainability of waste management in European cities, in particular cities from EU Accession Countries, has been initiated within the European Commission's Fifth Framework Programme: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Work Programme - Key action: City of tomorrow and Cultural Heritage. The main objective of the project is to develop a set of qualitative sustainability criteria along with quantitative impact indicators enabling assessment of waste management strategies. The three sustainability aspects to be considered are environmental, economic and social aspects. Targeted end users are municipalities, as decision makers in waste management planning. The proposed criteria will provide a conceptual assessment framework, while the indicators will allow for the quantitative assessment and benchmarking of alternative waste management options. The developed tools will adhere to the principles of Integrated Waste Management (IWM) and thus optimise the implementation of the EU waste policy. The goal of IWM is to effectively manage waste through resource conservation, optimising the use of waste treatment technology and limiting waste disposal. The developed assessment method will be based on a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach i.e. the borders of assessment will be extended to account for all relevant aspects resulting from a waste management system. Targeted deliveries of the project are both a waste prognostic model and a software application enabling the modelling and assessment of alternative waste management scenarios. The resulting deliveries will be verified through waste management planning and optimisation in six cities in Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Greece and Spain. Key words: LCA, sustainability indicators, waste management, cities |
