Awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries

As environmental awareness increases, industries and businesses are assessing how their activities affect the environment. Society has become concerned about the issues of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation. Many businesses have responded to this awareness by providing “greener...

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Main Author:	Tuan Ahmad, Tuan Noorunnazifah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12057/6/TuanNoorunnazifahAhmadMFKA2009.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.120572017-09-19T11:53:08Z Awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries 2009-11 Tuan Ahmad, Tuan Noorunnazifah TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering As environmental awareness increases, industries and businesses are assessing how their activities affect the environment. Society has become concerned about the issues of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation. Many businesses have responded to this awareness by providing “greener” products and using “greener” processes. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic approach used to manage the potential environmental impacts of product and services system. This study looked into awareness of LCA among the manufacturers in Taman Universiti, Skudai,Johor and willingness to perform LCA in their company. The data obtained for this study was through surveying where the questionnaires had been distributed among the manufacturers in the study area. The analysis was done by using SPSS software. From the result, only 31.25 percent of the respondents have knowledge on LCA and 68.75 percent not having the idea about LCA. Meanwhile 40.6 percent of the respondents agree to consider performing LCA in their company and 59.4 percent not being sure. Due to lack of information on LCA, 81.25 percent agree that government should provide more training and information. However, there was a significant correlation (r=-0.358), (p<= 0.05) between respondents position and awareness of LCA at 95% significant level. The level of awareness of LCA depends on the position of the respondent. In this case, manager has higher awareness about LCA compare to others. 2009-11 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12057/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12057/6/TuanNoorunnazifahAhmadMFKA2009.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
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description	As environmental awareness increases, industries and businesses are assessing how their activities affect the environment. Society has become concerned about the issues of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation. Many businesses have responded to this awareness by providing “greener” products and using “greener” processes. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic approach used to manage the potential environmental impacts of product and services system. This study looked into awareness of LCA among the manufacturers in Taman Universiti, Skudai,Johor and willingness to perform LCA in their company. The data obtained for this study was through surveying where the questionnaires had been distributed among the manufacturers in the study area. The analysis was done by using SPSS software. From the result, only 31.25 percent of the respondents have knowledge on LCA and 68.75 percent not having the idea about LCA. Meanwhile 40.6 percent of the respondents agree to consider performing LCA in their company and 59.4 percent not being sure. Due to lack of information on LCA, 81.25 percent agree that government should provide more training and information. However, there was a significant correlation (r=-0.358), (p<= 0.05) between respondents position and awareness of LCA at 95% significant level. The level of awareness of LCA depends on the position of the respondent. In this case, manager has higher awareness about LCA compare to others.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Tuan Ahmad, Tuan Noorunnazifah
author_facet	Tuan Ahmad, Tuan Noorunnazifah
author_sort	Tuan Ahmad, Tuan Noorunnazifah
title	Awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries
title_short	Awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries
title_full	Awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries
title_fullStr	Awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries
title_full_unstemmed	Awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries
title_sort	awareness on the implementation of life cycle assessment in light industries
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2009
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12057/6/TuanNoorunnazifahAhmadMFKA2009.pdf
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