Usually EIAs involve detailed descriptions of the impacts of a project. Whereas LCIA studies focus on a specific product or process. Is there any field of study integrating both of these approaches for Impact Assessment in any way?
Both LCA and EIA have the same basic purpose of supporting decision making on the environmental aspects of a major project. Studies have shown that both LCA and EIA can compliment and add value to each other. You can follow below articles:
Hi Syed,
Yes, I agree with above answer.
LCA and EIA are part of Environmental System Analysis tools. In a larger area, it is part of Industrial Ecology (IE) field, a study that assess material and energy flows that are linked to the impact of human and industrial activities (technosphere) to the environment (biosphere) using interdisciplinary and system thinking approach. It is currently a growing field of study.
You can check the brief concept in these articles:
- Udo de Haes, H.; Heijungs, R.; Huppes, G.; Van Der Voet, E.; Hettelingh, J.-P. (2000). "Full mode and attribution mode in environmental analysis". Journal of Industrial Ecology 4 (1): 45–56. doi:10.1162/108819800569285
- Esty, Daniel C. & Porter, Michael, E (1998) "Industrial Ecology and Competitiveness : Strategic Implications for the Firm2. Journal of Industrial Ecology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1162/jiec.1998.2.1.35
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