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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > sustainability science and engineering > industrial ecology > life cycle thinking
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental sustainability > industrial ecology > life cycle thinking
Preferred Term:

life cycle thinking

Definition:
LCT is a concept that integrates existing consumption and production strategies, preventing a piece-meal approach. LCT and other approaches can be used to improve the way we think about problem solving and use available information. Life cycle approaches help avoid shifting problems from one life cycle stage to another, from one geographic area to another and from one environmental medium (air, water, soil) to another.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
industrial ecology
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/239954
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RDF/XMLCreated 2015-02-02, last modified 2015-11-16