Penilaian Kitar Hayat (LCA) Dan Alat Pengurusan Alam Sekitar

Abstract

Penilaian Kitar Hayat (LCA) merupakan salah satu alat pengurusan alam sekitar. Terdapat beberapa alat pengurusan alam sekitar lain yang mirip dengan LCA yang menimbulkan kekeliruan di kalangan pengamalnya. Bagi merungkaikan permasalahan tersebut, satu analisis terhadap setiap alat dihuraikan berdasarkan 3 aspek, iaitu umum, kontekstual dan kaedah. Hasil analisis ini mendapati LCA diguna pakai dalam beberapa alat pengurusan bagi mencapai matlamat pendekatan tersebut. LCA dan alat pengurusan alam sekitar yang lain juga diperlukan bagi mencapai kelestarian alam sekitar. Data yang komprehensif dan mencukupi amat perlu bagi semua alat pengurusan alam sekitar agar objektif setiap alat tercapai. Kata kunci: Pembangunan mapan; penilaian kitar hayat (LCA); pendekatan pengurusan alam sekitar; alat-alat pengurusan alam sekitar Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is part of environmental management tools. Other tools have similarity with the LCA that cause confusion to practitioners. An analysis has been carried out to overcome this matter. The analysis is described based on three aspects: general, contextual and method. The analysis show that LCA is used in several management tools to achieve the goal of the approaches. LCA and other environmental management approaches are also essential for sustainable environment. The comprehensive and sufficient data are necessary to all environment management tools in order to ensure the objective from each tools are achieved. Key words: Sustainable development; life cycle assessment (LCA); environmental management approaches; environmental management tools